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CVE-2018-0053

23
FAUCET Score

CVE-2018-0053 describes an authentication bypass vulnerability in Juniper Networks Junos OS on vSRX Series, specifically in versions prior to 15.1X49-D30. This flaw allows an unauthenticated attacker to gain full system control during the initial boot sequence. Rated 6.8 MEDIUM on CVSS, the attack requires physical access but leads to complete compromise of confidentiality, integrity, and availability. There is no evidence of active exploitation, public exploit code, or significant community discussion for this vulnerability.

Impacted Technologies

VendorProductVersion(s)CPE
15.1x49CPE matchmatch criteria
cpe:2.3:o:juniper:junos:15.1x49:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
15.1x49CPE matchmatch criteria
cpe:2.3:o:juniper:junos:15.1x49:d10:*:*:*:*:*:*
15.1x49CPE matchmatch criteria
cpe:2.3:o:juniper:junos:15.1x49:d20:*:*:*:*:*:*
>= 15.1X49, < 15.1X49-D30CPE match
cpe:2.3:o:juniper:junos:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

CVSS Data

CVSS version used by this source: 3.0

6.8MEDIUM

CVSS:3.0/AV:P/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

Attack Vector
PHYSICAL
Attack Complexity
LOW
Privileges Required
NONE
User Interaction
NONE
Scope
UNCHANGED
Confidentiality Impact
HIGH
Integrity Impact
HIGH
Availability Impact
HIGH
Exploitability Score
0.9
Impact Score
5.9
CvssVersion
3.0

Exploit Intelligence

EPSS Score
0.49%
Probability of exploitation in next 30 days
EPSS Percentile
39.3%
Percentile rank of EPSS score among Peer Group
As of 2026-07-27
Model: v2026.06.15
This CVE's current EPSS score of 0.0049 is in the 77th percentile among its peer group of 1,532 CVEs.

Social Chatter

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

Media Mentions

No media coverage found for this CVE.

The average CVE in this peer group has 0.2 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 / JSA10887
Vendor Advisory
securitytracker.com / id/1041854
Third Party AdvisoryVDB Entry