CVE-2020-1615 describes a critical vulnerability in Juniper Networks Junos OS for vMX installations, where default root account credentials are shipped, allowing unauthorized access if not changed. This flaw impacts numerous Junos OS versions across various releases (17.1 through 19.3) specifically on vMX. With a CVSS score of 9.8 (Critical), it presents a high-risk attack vector (AV:N) with low attack complexity (AC:L), enabling full compromise of confidentiality, integrity, and availability (C:H/I:H/A:H) without user interaction. There is no evidence of active exploitation (KEV: No), nor are there publicly available exploit modules in Metasploit or Nuclei, and it has received minimal community discussion or media coverage.
| Vendor | Product | Version(s) | CPE |
|---|---|---|---|
17.1CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:o:juniper:junos:17.1:-:*:*:*:*:*:* | ||
17.1CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:o:juniper:junos:17.1:r1:*:*:*:*:*:* | ||
17.1CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:o:juniper:junos:17.1:r2:*:*:*:*:*:* | ||
17.1CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:o:juniper:junos:17.1:r2-s1:*:*:*:*:*:* | ||
17.1CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:o:juniper:junos:17.1:r2-s10:*:*:*:*:*:* |
CVSS version used by this source: 3.1
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
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