Advisory severityHigh8.8Juniper Networks

High [CVE-2026-101978] Junos OS Evolved: PTX Series: An attacker controlled gRPC response causes root-level compromise when zero-touch provisioning is used

This high-severity Juniper Networks advisory covers CVE-2026-101978 affecting Junos OS Evolved.

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CVE-2026-101978 Source published Oct 15, 2026Source updated Oct 17, 2026

VulniPulse record published Oct 15, 2026Record updated Oct 17, 2026

CVE-2026-101978

Affected products & platforms

Juniper NetworksJunosJunos OS Evolved

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Summary

An OS Command Injection vulnerability in the bootzd zero-touch provisioning daemon of Juniper Networks Junos OS Evolved on PTX Series allows an unauthenticated attacker on the management LAN to execute commands as root via a crafted gRPC response.

Affected versions

Junos OS Evolved 24.4 before 24.4R2-S5-EVO
Junos OS Evolved 25.2 before 25.2R2-S2-EVO
Junos OS Evolved 25.4 before 25.4R1-S3-EVO
Junos OS Evolved 26.2 before 26.2R1-S2-EVO
Junos OS Evolved 23.4X100
Junos OS Evolved 25.2X100 before 25.2X100-D35-EVO
Junos OS Evolved 25.4X300 before 25.4X300-D40-EVO

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Fixed versions

24.4R2-S5-EVO
25.2R2-S2-EVO
25.4R1-S3-EVO
26.2R1-S2-EVO
25.2X100-D35-EVO
25.4X300-D40-EVO

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Mitigation

Upgrade to a fixed release: 24.4R2-S5-EVO, 25.2R2-S2-EVO, 25.4R1-S3-EVO, 26.2R1-S2-EVO, 25.2X100-D35-EVO, 25.4X300-D40-EVO. That is the remediation for this advisory.

The vendor advisory may list additional interim mitigations or workarounds not captured here — review it before change work.

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Sources

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Official resources

Junos OS software downloads & install/upgrade (target: 24.4R2-S5-EVO / 25.2R2-S2-EVO / 25.4R1-S3-EVO)
Official documentation
This advisory names 24.4R2-S5-EVO / 25.2R2-S2-EVO / 25.4R1-S3-EVO as the first fixed releases — official upgrade documentation for Junos OS on SRX / MX / EX / QFX.
Junos OS release & EOL / support dates
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