CVSS 3.1
9.8 criticalCVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:HCVE-2015-7755
Juniper ScreenOS 6.2.0r15 through 6.2.0r18, 6.3.0r12 before 6.3.0r12b, 6.3.0r13 before 6.3.0r13b, 6.3.0r14 before 6.3.0r14b, 6.3.0r15 before 6.3.0r15b, 6.3.0r16 before 6.3.0r16b, 6.3.0r17 before 6.3.0r17b, 6.3.0r18 before 6.3.0r18b, 6.3.0r19 before 6.3.0r19b, and 6.3.0r20 before 6.3.0r21 allows remote attackers to obtain administrative access by entering an unspecified password during a (1) SSH or (2) TELNET session.
Severity
- EPSS
- 61% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days; higher than 99% of CVEs (scores of 2026-10-31)
- CISA KEV
- listed 2025-10-02, due 2025-10-23
- CWE
- CWE-287
- Published
- Modified
- Record from
- the NVD, synced
Affected
- juniper:screenos
References
- http://arstechnica.com/security/2015/12/unauthorized-code-in-juniper-firewalls-decrypts-encrypted-vpn-traffic/
- http://kb.juniper.net/InfoCenter/index?page=content&id=JSA10713
- http://twitter.com/cryptoron/statuses/677900647560253442
- http://www.forbes.com/sites/thomasbrewster/2015/12/18/juniper-says-it-didnt-work-with-government-to-add-unauthorized-code-to-network-gear/
- http://www.kb.cert.org/vuls/id/640184