CVE-2021-0255 is a local privilege escalation vulnerability in the ethtraceroute utility of Juniper Networks Junos OS, affecting numerous versions across various releases. A locally authenticated user with shell access can exploit this flaw to gain root privileges and write to the local filesystem. This vulnerability carries a CVSS score of 7.8 (High), indicating a low attack complexity and the potential for 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 surrounding this CVE.
| Vendor | Product | Version(s) | CPE |
|---|---|---|---|
>= 15.1X49, < 15.1X49-D240CPE match | cpe:2.3:o:juniper:junos:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | ||
>= 17.3, < 17.3R3-S11CPE match | cpe:2.3:o:juniper:junos:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | ||
>= 17.4, < 17.4R3-S4CPE match | cpe:2.3:o:juniper:junos:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | ||
>= 18.1, < 18.1R3-S12CPE match | cpe:2.3:o:juniper:junos:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | ||
>= 18.2, < 18.2R3-S7CPE match | cpe:2.3:o:juniper:junos:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* |
CVSS version used by this source: 3.1
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:H/A:N
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