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CVE-2015-7755

94
FAUCET Score

CVE-2015-7755 is a critical authentication bypass vulnerability affecting Juniper ScreenOS versions 6.2.0r15 through 6.2.0r18 and various 6.3.0rX releases before their respective 'b' patch versions. This flaw allows remote attackers to gain administrative access to affected devices via SSH or TELNET by entering an unspecified password. With a CVSS score of 9.8 (CRITICAL), the vulnerability is easily exploitable over the network with low attack complexity, leading to complete compromise of confidentiality, integrity, and availability. This vulnerability is actively exploited in the wild, has a high EPSS score, and is supported by a Metasploit module, indicating widespread exploitability and significant community attention with numerous discussions and media coverage.

Impacted Technologies

VendorProductVersion(s)CPE
6.3.0CPE matchmatch criteria
cpe:2.3:o:juniper:screenos:6.3.0:r17:*:*:*:*:*:*
6.3.0CPE matchmatch criteria
cpe:2.3:o:juniper:screenos:6.3.0:r18:*:*:*:*:*:*
6.3.0CPE matchmatch criteria
cpe:2.3:o:juniper:screenos:6.3.0:r19:*:*:*:*:*:*
6.3.0CPE matchmatch criteria
cpe:2.3:o:juniper:screenos:6.3.0:r20:*:*:*:*:*:*

CVSS Data

CVSS version used by this source: 3.1

9.8CRITICAL

CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

Attack Vector
NETWORK
Attack Complexity
LOW
Privileges Required
NONE
User Interaction
NONE
Scope
UNCHANGED
Confidentiality Impact
HIGH
Integrity Impact
HIGH
Availability Impact
HIGH
Exploitability Score
3.9
Impact Score
5.9
CvssVersion
3.1

Exploit Intelligence

EPSS Score
61.40%
Probability of exploitation in next 30 days
EPSS Percentile
99.1%
Percentile rank of EPSS score among Peer Group
As of 2026-07-25
Model: v2026.06.15
Added to KEV · Oct 2, 2025
Metasploit: Juniper SSH Backdoor Scanner · Dec 20, 2015
This CVE's current EPSS score of 0.6140 is in the 97th percentile among its peer group of 36,833 CVEs.

Social Chatter

The average CVE in this peer group has 0.0 Twitter, 0.1 Reddit, 0.3 Bluesky, 0.3 Mastodon, and 2.4 GitHub mentions.

Media Mentions

The average CVE in this peer group has 0.3 InfoSec Media, 0.0 Vendor Blog, and 0.0 Security Researcher mentions.

Remediation

Vendor Patches (1)

junipervendor investigatingvia nvd_reference
View patch

References

cisa.gov / known-exploited-vulnerabilities-catalog
US Government Resource
arstechnica.com / security/2015/12/unauthorized-code-in-juniper-firewalls-decrypts-encrypted-vpn-traffic
Third Party Advisory
kb.juniper.net / InfoCenter/index
ExploitVendor Advisory
adamcaudill.com / 2015/12/17/much-ado-about-juniper
Third Party Advisory
forums.juniper.net / t5/Security-Incident-Response/Important-Announcement-about-ScreenOS/ba-p/285554
Vendor Advisory
github.com / hdm/juniper-cve-2015-7755
Third Party Advisory
twitter.com / cryptoron/statuses/677900647560253442
Broken Link
forbes.com / sites/thomasbrewster/2015/12/18/juniper-says-it-didnt-work-with-government-to-add-unauthorized-code-to-network-gear
Permissions Required
kb.cert.org / vuls/id/640184
Third Party Advisory
securityfocus.com / bid/79626
Broken Link
securitytracker.com / id/1034489
Broken Link
wired.com / 2015/12/juniper-networks-hidden-backdoors-show-the-risk-of-government-backdoors
Third Party Advisory