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CVE-2023-22402

21
FAUCET Score

CVE-2023-22402 is a Use After Free vulnerability in Juniper Networks Junos OS Evolved that can lead to a Denial of Service. Specifically, in Non Stop Routing (NSR) scenarios with "bgp auto-discovery" enabled, a BGP neighbor flap can trigger an unexpected kernel restart due to a race condition. This vulnerability affects various versions of Junos OS Evolved prior to specified patch levels. The vulnerability has a CVSS score of 5.9 (Medium), indicating a network-based attack with high attack complexity (AC:H) and potential for high impact on availability (A:H). No authentication or user interaction is required for exploitation. Currently, there is no evidence of active exploitation, and no public exploit code is available for Metasploit, Nuclei, or ExploitDB. Community discussion and media coverage for this CVE are minimal, suggesting low public awareness.

Impacted Technologies

VendorProductVersion(s)CPE
21.3CPE matchmatch criteria
cpe:2.3:o:juniper:junos_os_evolved:21.3:-:*:*:*:*:*:*
21.3CPE matchmatch criteria
cpe:2.3:o:juniper:junos_os_evolved:21.3:r1:*:*:*:*:*:*
21.3CPE matchmatch criteria
cpe:2.3:o:juniper:junos_os_evolved:21.3:r1-s1:*:*:*:*:*:*
21.3CPE matchmatch criteria
cpe:2.3:o:juniper:junos_os_evolved:21.3:r2:*:*:*:*:*:*
21.3CPE matchmatch criteria
cpe:2.3:o:juniper:junos_os_evolved:21.3:r2-s1:*:*:*:*:*:*

CVSS Data

CVSS version used by this source: 3.1

5.9MEDIUM

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

Attack Vector
NETWORK
Attack Complexity
HIGH
Privileges Required
NONE
User Interaction
NONE
Scope
UNCHANGED
Confidentiality Impact
NONE
Integrity Impact
NONE
Availability Impact
HIGH
Exploitability Score
2.2
Impact Score
3.6
CvssVersion
3.1

Exploit Intelligence

EPSS Score
0.52%
Probability of exploitation in next 30 days
EPSS Percentile
41.2%
Percentile rank of EPSS score among Peer Group
As of 2026-07-28
Model: v2026.06.15
This CVE's current EPSS score of 0.0052 is in the 6th percentile among its peer group of 19,958 CVEs.

Social Chatter

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

Media Mentions

No media coverage found for this CVE.

The average CVE in this peer group has 0.0 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 / JSA70198
Vendor Advisory