Description
An Improper Input Validation vulnerability in the rpd process of Juniper Networks Junos OS and Junos OS Evolved allows an unauthenticated adjacent attacker to cause a denial of service via a malformed PIM Hello message received on an IPv6-enabled PIM interface.
Published: 2026-10-14
Score: 7.1 High
EPSS: n/a
KEV: No
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Remediation

Vendor Solution

The following software releases have been updated to resolve this specific issue: Junos OS: 23.2R2-S7.7, 23.4R2-S8.13, 24.2R2-S5.5, 24.4R2-S5, 25.2R2-S2, 25.4R1-S3, 25.4R2, 26.2R1-S2, 26.2R2, 26.4R1, and all subsequent releases. Junos OS Evolved: 23.2R2-S7.7-EVO, 23.4R2-S8.11-EVO, 24.2R2-S5.6-EVO, 24.4R2-S5-EVO, 25.2R2-S2-EVO, 25.2X100-D35-EVO, 25.4R1-S3-EVO, 25.4R2-EVO, 25.4X300-D40-EVO, 26.2R1-S2-EVO, 26.2R2-EVO, 26.4R1-EVO, and all subsequent releases. Note: For Junos OS releases 23.2, 23.4, and 24.2, and Junos OS Evolved releases 23.2-EVO, 23.4-EVO, and 24.2-EVO, specific respins have been referenced. Previously published versions of these releases have been rebuilt to resolve the security vulnerabilities identified in this advisory.


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History

Wed, 14 Oct 2026 17:00:00 +0000

Type Values Removed Values Added
Description An Improper Input Validation vulnerability in the rpd process of Juniper Networks Junos OS and Junos OS Evolved allows an unauthenticated adjacent attacker to cause a denial of service via a malformed PIM Hello message received on an IPv6-enabled PIM interface.
Title Junos OS and Junos OS Evolved: An unauthenticated attacker causes rpd denial of service when IPv6 PIM is enabled
Weaknesses CWE-20
References
Metrics cvssV3_1

{'score': 6.5, 'vector': 'CVSS:3.1/AV:A/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H'}

cvssV4_0

{'score': 7.1, 'vector': 'CVSS:4.0/AV:A/AC:L/AT:N/PR:N/UI:N/VC:N/VI:N/VA:H/SC:N/SI:N/SA:L/AU:Y/R:A/V:C/RE:M'}


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cve-icon MITRE

Status: PUBLISHED

Assigner: juniper

Published:

Updated: 2026-10-14T16:43:20.105Z

Reserved: 2026-09-28T16:31:35.502Z

Link: CVE-2026-101969

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cve-icon NVD

Status : Received

Published: 2026-10-14T17:17:49.407

Modified: 2026-10-14T17:17:49.407

Link: CVE-2026-101969

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