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CVE-2021-0253

25
FAUCET Score

CVE-2021-0253 is a local command execution vulnerability in Juniper Networks Junos OS on NFX Series devices, allowing an attacker to elevate privileges via the Junos Device Management Daemon (JDMD) process. This affects various Junos OS versions from 17.2R1 up to specific releases in the 19.4 train. With a CVSS score of 7.8 (HIGH), exploitation requires local access and low privileges, but can lead to high impact on confidentiality, integrity, and availability. There is currently no evidence of active exploitation, public exploit code (Metasploit, Nuclei, ExploitDB), or significant community discussion or media coverage.

Impacted Technologies

VendorProductVersion(s)CPE
>= 19.4, < 19.4R2-S2CPE match
cpe:2.3:o:juniper:junos:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
< 18.3R3-S4CPE match
cpe:2.3:o:juniper:junos:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
>= 19.1, < 19.1R1-S3CPE match
cpe:2.3:o:juniper:junos:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
>= 19.3, < 19.3R3CPE match
cpe:2.3:o:juniper:junos:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
17.2CPE matchmatch criteria
cpe:2.3:o:juniper:junos:17.2:r1:*:*:*:*:*:*

CVSS Data

CVSS version used by this source: 3.1

7.8HIGH

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

Attack Vector
LOCAL
Attack Complexity
LOW
Privileges Required
LOW
User Interaction
NONE
Scope
UNCHANGED
Confidentiality Impact
HIGH
Integrity Impact
HIGH
Availability Impact
HIGH
Exploitability Score
1.8
Impact Score
5.9
CvssVersion
3.1

Exploit Intelligence

EPSS Score
0.55%
Probability of exploitation in next 30 days
EPSS Percentile
42.5%
Percentile rank of EPSS score among Peer Group
As of 2026-07-25
Model: v2026.06.15
This CVE's current EPSS score of 0.0055 is in the 82nd percentile among its peer group of 16,994 CVEs.

Social Chatter

The average CVE in this peer group has 0.0 Twitter, 0.1 Reddit, 0.2 Bluesky, 0.1 Mastodon, and 0.2 GitHub mentions.

Media Mentions

No media coverage found for this CVE.

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

github.com / orangecertcc/security-research/security/advisories/GHSA-vrf9-cjcp-rwcr
ExploitThird Party Advisory
kb.juniper.net / JSA11146
Vendor Advisory