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CVE-2021-0280

24
FAUCET Score

CVE-2021-0280 is an Improper Initialization vulnerability in Juniper Networks Junos OS affecting PTX platforms and QFX10K Series with Paradise (PE) chipset-based line cards. This flaw prevents ddos-protection configuration changes from taking effect, potentially causing BFD sessions to flap under high packet rates, leading to a Denial of Service (DoS) condition. The vulnerability has a CVSS score of 7.5 (HIGH), indicating a network-exploitable attack with low complexity and a high impact on availability. There is no evidence of active exploitation, public exploit code, or significant community discussion surrounding this CVE.

Impacted Technologies

VendorProductVersion(s)CPE
>= 17.4, < 17.4R3-S5CPE match
cpe:2.3:o:juniper:junos:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
>= 18.2, < 18.2R3-S8CPE match
cpe:2.3:o:juniper:junos:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
>= 18.3, < 18.3R3-S5CPE match
cpe:2.3:o:juniper:junos:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
>= 18.4, < 18.4R2-S8CPE match
cpe:2.3:o:juniper:junos:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
>= 19.1, < 19.1R3-S5CPE match
cpe:2.3:o:juniper:junos:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

CVSS Data

CVSS version used by this source: 3.1

7.5HIGH

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

Attack Vector
NETWORK
Attack Complexity
LOW
Privileges Required
NONE
User Interaction
NONE
Scope
UNCHANGED
Confidentiality Impact
NONE
Integrity Impact
NONE
Availability Impact
HIGH
Exploitability Score
3.9
Impact Score
3.6
CvssVersion
3.1

Exploit Intelligence

EPSS Score
0.96%
Probability of exploitation in next 30 days
EPSS Percentile
57.9%
Percentile rank of EPSS score among Peer Group
As of 2026-07-27
Model: v2026.06.15
This CVE's current EPSS score of 0.0096 is in the 33rd percentile among its peer group of 51,551 CVEs.

Social Chatter

The average CVE in this peer group has 0.0 Twitter, 0.0 Reddit, 0.1 Bluesky, 0.1 Mastodon, and 0.4 GitHub mentions.

Media Mentions

No media coverage found for this CVE.

The average CVE in this peer group has 0.1 InfoSec Media, 0.0 Vendor Blog, and 0.0 Security Researcher mentions.

Remediation

Vendor Patches (1)

junipervendor investigatingvia nvd_reference
View patch

References

kb.juniper.net / JSA11184
Vendor Advisory