Juniper Junos OS up to 26.2R1-S1 pkid null pointer dereference

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Summaryinfo

A vulnerability was found in Juniper Junos OS up to 26.2R1-S1. It has been classified as critical. This affects an unknown part of the component pkid. This manipulation causes null pointer dereference. This vulnerability appears as CVE-2026-101973. The attack may be initiated remotely. There is no available exploit. Upgrading the affected component is recommended.

Detailsinfo

A vulnerability classified as critical was found in Juniper Junos OS up to 26.2R1-S1. Affected by this vulnerability is an unknown code block of the component pkid. The manipulation with an unknown input leads to a null pointer dereference vulnerability. The CWE definition for the vulnerability is 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. As an impact it is known to affect availability. The summary by CVE is:

A NULL Pointer Dereference vulnerability in the pkid component of Juniper Networks Junos OS allows an unauthenticated remote attacker to cause a denial of service via a malformed packet received during CMP enrollment or automatic certificate re-enrollment.

It is possible to read the advisory at supportportal.juniper.net. This vulnerability is known as CVE-2026-101973 since 09/28/2026. The exploitation appears to be easy. The attack can be launched remotely. The exploitation doesn't need any form of authentication. 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).

Upgrading to version 23.2R2-S7.7, 23.4R2-S8.13, 24.2R2-S5.5, 24.4R2-S5, 25.2R2-S2, 25.4R1-S3 or 26.2R1-S2 eliminates this vulnerability.

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VulDB Meta Base Score: 7.5
VulDB Meta Temp Score: 7.3

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

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Status: Not defined

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Countermeasuresinfo

Recommended: Upgrade
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Upgrade: Junos OS 23.2R2-S7.7/23.4R2-S8.13/24.2R2-S5.5/24.4R2-S5/25.2R2-S2/25.4R1-S3/26.2R1-S2

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

Vendor: juniper.net

Advisory: supportportal.juniper.net
Status: Confirmed

CVE: CVE-2026-101973 (🔒)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2026-101973
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-420103

Entryinfo

Created: 10/14/2026 19:04
Changes: 10/14/2026 19:04 (76)
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Cache ID: 216::103

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