{"cve":"CVE-2024-2973","nvd":{"published":"2024-06-27T21:15:15.037","modified":"2026-06-17T07:25:56.260","status":"Deferred","description":"An Authentication Bypass Using an Alternate Path or Channel vulnerability in Juniper Networks Session Smart Router or conductor running with a redundant peer allows a network based attacker to bypass authentication and take full control of the device.\nOnly routers or conductors that are running in high-availability redundant configurations are affected by this vulnerability.\n\n\n\n\nNo other Juniper Networks products or platforms are affected by this issue.\n\n\n\n\n\nThis issue affects:\n\nSession Smart Router: \n\n\n\n  *  All versions before 5.6.15, \n  *  from 6.0 before 6.1.9-lts, \n  *  from 6.2 before 6.2.5-sts.\n\n\n\nSession Smart Conductor: \n\n\n\n  *  All versions before 5.6.15, \n  *  from 6.0 before 6.1.9-lts, \n  *  from 6.2 before 6.2.5-sts. \n\n\n\nWAN Assurance Router: \n\n\n\n  *  6.0 versions before 6.1.9-lts, \n  *  6.2 versions before 6.2.5-sts.","cvss_v4":{"vector":"CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:N/UI:N/VC:H/VI:H/VA:H/SC:H/SI:H/SA:H/AU:Y/V:C/RE:M/U:Red","score":10.0},"cvss_v3":{"version":"3.1","vector":"CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:C/C:H/I:H/A:H","score":10.0},"cwes":["CWE-288"],"references":["https://support.juniper.net/support/eol/software/ssr/","https://supportportal.juniper.net/JSA83126","https://support.juniper.net/support/eol/software/ssr/","https://supportportal.juniper.net/JSA83126"],"products":[],"source":"nvd","synced_at":"2026-10-19T21:52:00.836172422+00:00"},"epss":{"cve":"CVE-2024-2973","score":0.01088,"percentile":0.65324,"date":"2026-10-31"},"kev":null,"osv":[],"attribution":["This product uses the NVD API but is not endorsed or certified by the NVD.","EPSS scores: FIRST Exploit Prediction Scoring System, https://www.first.org/epss","Known exploited vulnerabilities: CISA Known Exploited Vulnerabilities Catalog, https://www.cisa.gov/known-exploited-vulnerabilities-catalog","Package advisories: OSV (https://osv.dev), from the GitHub Advisory Database, PyPA, Go, RustSec and other ecosystem databases, under CC-BY 4.0 or CC0","CVE records: the CVE Program's CVE List (https://www.cve.org), under its terms of use (https://www.cve.org/Legal/TermsOfUse). CVE is a registered trademark of The MITRE Corporation; this product is not affiliated with the CVE Program."]}