VDB-420182 · CVE-2026-102174 · GCVE-0-2026-102174

Juniper Networks Junos OS up to 26.2R1-S1 iked stack-based overflow

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9.2	$5k-$25k	0.38

Summaryinfo

A vulnerability classified as very critical was found in Juniper Networks Junos OS up to 26.2R1-S1. This issue affects some unknown processing of the component iked. Such manipulation leads to stack-based overflow. This vulnerability is uniquely identified as CVE-2026-102174. The attack can be launched remotely. No exploit exists. Upgrading the affected component is advised.

Detailsinfo

A vulnerability was found in Juniper Networks Junos OS up to 26.2R1-S1. It has been rated as very critical. Affected by this issue is an unknown function of the component iked. The manipulation with an unknown input leads to a stack-based overflow vulnerability. Using CWE to declare the problem leads to CWE-121. A stack-based buffer overflow condition is a condition where the buffer being overwritten is allocated on the stack (i.e., is a local variable or, rarely, a parameter to a function). Impacted is confidentiality, integrity, and availability. CVE summarizes:

A Stack-based Buffer Overflow vulnerability in the iked IKE key-management daemon of Juniper Networks Junos OS on the SRX Series allows an authenticated remote-access VPN client to execute code with root privileges or cause denial of service via the remote-access VPN authentication and JIMS identity-publishing path.

The advisory is available at supportportal.juniper.net. This vulnerability is handled as CVE-2026-102174 since 09/28/2026. The exploitation is known to be easy. The attack may be launched remotely. The technical details are unknown and an exploit is not available. The structure of the vulnerability defines a possible price range of USD $5k-$25k 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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Productinfo

Type

Router Operating System

Vendor

Juniper Networks

Name

Junos OS

Version

License

commercial

CPE 2.3info

CPE 2.2info

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CVSSv3info

VulDB Meta Base Score: 9.4
VulDB Meta Temp Score: 9.2

VulDB Base Score: 9.9
VulDB Temp Score: 9.5
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CNA Base Score: 8.8
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Exploitinginfo

Class: Stack-based overflow
CWE: CWE-121 / CWE-119
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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

Advisory: supportportal.juniper.net
Status: Confirmed

CVE: CVE-2026-102174 (🔒)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2026-102174
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-420182

Entryinfo

Created: 10/14/2026 19:38
Changes: 10/14/2026 19:38 (80)
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Cache ID: 216::103