VDB-420071 · CVE-2026-101988 · GCVE-0-2026-101988

Juniper Networks Junos OS/Junos OS Evolved Routing Protocol Daemon null pointer dereference

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Summaryinfo

A vulnerability, which was classified as critical, has been found in Juniper Networks Junos OS and Junos OS Evolved. This vulnerability affects unknown code of the component Routing Protocol Daemon. The manipulation leads to null pointer dereference. This vulnerability is documented as CVE-2026-101988. The attack can be initiated remotely. There is not any exploit available.

Detailsinfo

A vulnerability was found in Juniper Networks Junos OS and Junos OS Evolved (affected version unknown) and classified as critical. This issue affects an unknown functionality of the component Routing Protocol Daemon. The manipulation with an unknown input leads to a null pointer dereference vulnerability. Using CWE to declare the problem leads to CWE-476. A NULL pointer dereference occurs when the application dereferences a pointer that it expects to be valid, but is NULL, typically causing a crash or exit. Impacted is availability. The summary by CVE is:

A NULL Pointer Dereference vulnerability in the routing protocol daemon (rpd) of Juniper Networks Junos OS and Junos OS Evolved allows an unauthenticated adjacent attacker to cause a denial of service via LDP messages received over an operational LDP session.

It is possible to read the advisory at supportportal.juniper.net. The identification of this vulnerability is CVE-2026-101988 since 09/28/2026. The exploitation is known to be easy. The attack may be initiated remotely. No form of authentication is needed for a successful exploitation. The technical details are unknown and an exploit is not publicly available. The pricing for an exploit might be around USD $0-$5k at the moment (estimation calculated on 10/14/2026).

There is no information about possible countermeasures known. It may be suggested to replace the affected object with an alternative product.

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Productinfo

Type

Router Operating System

Vendor

Juniper Networks

Name

License

commercial

CPE 2.3info

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CVSSv3info

VulDB Meta Base Score: 7.0
VulDB Meta Temp Score: 7.0

VulDB Base Score: 7.5
VulDB Temp Score: 7.5
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CNA Base Score: 6.5
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Exploitinginfo

Class: Null pointer dereference
CWE: CWE-476 / CWE-404
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Physical: No
Local: No
Remote: Yes

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Threat Intelligenceinfo

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Countermeasuresinfo

Recommended: no mitigation known
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Timelineinfo

09/28/2026 CVE reserved
10/14/2026 +16 days Advisory disclosed
10/14/2026 +0 days VulDB entry created
10/14/2026 +0 days VulDB entry last update

Sourcesinfo

Advisory: supportportal.juniper.net
Status: Confirmed

CVE: CVE-2026-101988 (🔒)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2026-101988
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-420071

Entryinfo

Created: 10/14/2026 18:49
Changes: 10/14/2026 18:49 (73)
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Cache ID: 216::103