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Medium · 5.1 CVE-2025-52989 EUVD-2025-21143GHSA-23x4-8x8q-6443

Junos OS and Junos OS Evolved: Annotate configuration command can be used to change the configuration

Published Jul 11, 2025 · Updated Sep 24, 2025 · Assigned by juniper

Description

An Improper Neutralization of Delimiters vulnerability in the UI of Juniper Networks Junos OS and Junos OS Evolved allows a local, authenticated attacker with high privileges to modify the system configuration.

A user with limited configuration and commit permissions, using a specifically crafted annotate configuration command, can change any part of the device configuration.

This issue affects:

 Junos OS: 

* all versions before 22.2R3-S7,
* 22.4 versions before 22.4R3-S7,
* 23.2 versions before 23.2R2-S4,
* 23.4 versions before 23.4R2-S4,
* 24.2 versions before 24.2R2-S1,
* 24.4 versions before 24.4R1-S2, 24.4R2;

Junos OS Evolved:

* all versions before 22.4R3-S7-EVO,
* 23.2-EVO versions before 23.2R2-S4-EVO,
* 23.4-EVO versions before 23.4R2-S5-EVO, 
* 24.2-EVO versions before 24.2R2-S1-EVO

* 24.4-EVO versions before 24.4R2-EVO.

Affected products

VendorProductAffectedFixed
Juniper Networks Junos OS < 22.2R3-S7, 22.4 – < 22.4R3-S7, 23.2 – < 23.2R2-S4, 23.4 – < 23.4R2-S4, 24.2 – < 24.2R2-S1, 24.4 – < 24.4R1-S2, 24.4R2 22.2R3-S7
Juniper Networks Junos OS Evolved < 22.4R3-S7-EVO, 23.2-EVO – < 23.2R2-S4-EVO, 23.4-EVO – < 23.4R2-S5-EVO, 24.2-EVO – < 24.2R2-S1-EVO, 24.4-EVO – < 24.4R2-EVO 22.4R3-S7-EVO

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