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CVE-2016-1279

25
FAUCET Score

CVE-2016-1279 describes a critical vulnerability in J-Web, the web-based management interface for Juniper Junos OS, affecting numerous versions across various Junos OS releases. This flaw allows remote attackers to obtain sensitive information and potentially gain administrative privileges through unspecified vectors. With a CVSS v3 score of 9.8 (CRITICAL), it poses a significant risk due to its network-based attack vector, low attack complexity, and high impact on confidentiality, integrity, and availability. While there is no known active exploitation, public exploit code, or inclusion in the CISA KEV catalog, the vulnerability has garnered some community discussion and media coverage, indicating awareness within the cybersecurity community.

Impacted Technologies

VendorProductVersion(s)CPE
<= 12.1x46CPE matchmatch criteria
cpe:2.3:o:juniper:junos:*:d40:*:*:*:*:*:*
12.1x46CPE matchmatch criteria
cpe:2.3:o:juniper:junos:12.1x46:d50:*:*:*:*:*:*
12.1x47CPE matchmatch criteria
cpe:2.3:o:juniper:junos:12.1x47:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
12.1x47CPE matchmatch criteria
cpe:2.3:o:juniper:junos:12.1x47:d10:*:*:*:*:*:*
12.1x47CPE matchmatch criteria
cpe:2.3:o:juniper:junos:12.1x47:d15:*:*:*:*:*:*

CVSS Data

CVSS version used by this source: 3.0

9.8CRITICAL

CVSS:3.0/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
3.0

Exploit Intelligence

EPSS Score
2.86%
Probability of exploitation in next 30 days
EPSS Percentile
85.3%
Percentile rank of EPSS score among Peer Group
As of 2026-07-27
Model: v2026.06.15
This CVE's current EPSS score of 0.0286 is in the 76th percentile among its peer group of 36,862 CVEs.

Social Chatter

No social media mentions found for this CVE.

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

kb.juniper.net / InfoCenter/index
Vendor Advisory
securityfocus.com / bid/91759
securitytracker.com / id/1036302