Juniper Networks Junos OS/Junos OS Evolved RPD assertion
| CVSS Meta Temp Score | Current Exploit Price (≈) | CTI Interest Score |
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Summary
A vulnerability marked as critical has been reported in Juniper Networks Junos OS and Junos OS Evolved. This affects an unknown part of the component RPD. Performing a manipulation results in assertion. This vulnerability is identified as CVE-2026-101993. The attack can be initiated remotely. There is not any exploit available.
Details
A vulnerability was found in Juniper Networks Junos OS and Junos OS Evolved (the affected version is unknown). It has been classified as critical. This affects an unknown code of the component RPD. The manipulation with an unknown input leads to a assertion vulnerability. CWE is classifying the issue as CWE-617. The product contains an assert() or similar statement that can be triggered by an attacker, which leads to an application exit or other behavior that is more severe than necessary. This is going to have an impact on availability. The summary by CVE is:
A Reachable Assertion vulnerability in the routing protocol daemon (rpd) of Juniper Networks Junos OS and Junos OS Evolved allows an adjacent eBGP peer to cause a denial of service via a VPLS signaling update when automatic site-ID negotiation is enabled.
The advisory is shared at supportportal.juniper.net. This vulnerability is uniquely identified as CVE-2026-101993 since 09/28/2026. The exploitability is told to be easy. It is possible to initiate the attack remotely. No form of authentication is needed for exploitation. Neither technical details nor an exploit are publicly available. The price 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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Product
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CPE 2.3
CPE 2.2
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VulDB Meta Base Score: 7.0VulDB 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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Exploiting
Class: AssertionCWE: CWE-617
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ATT&CK: 🔒
Physical: No
Local: No
Remote: Yes
Availability: 🔒
Status: Not defined
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Threat Intelligence
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Countermeasures
Recommended: no mitigation knownStatus: 🔍
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Timeline
09/28/2026 CVE reserved10/14/2026 Advisory disclosed
10/14/2026 VulDB entry created
10/14/2026 VulDB entry last update
Sources
Advisory: supportportal.juniper.netStatus: Confirmed
CVE: CVE-2026-101993 (🔒)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2026-101993
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-420081
Entry
Created: 10/14/2026 18:55Changes: 10/14/2026 18:55 (73)
Complete: 🔍
Cache ID: 216::103
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