Medium [CVE-2026-33802] Missing Authorization vulnerability in the CLI of Juniper Networks Junos OS on EX Series allows a local, authenticated attacker to cause a Denial-of-Service (DoS)
This medium-severity Juniper Networks advisory covers CVE-2026-33802 affecting Junos OS, Junos, EX.
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Summary
A Missing Authorization vulnerability in the CLI of Juniper Networks Junos OS on EX Series allows a local, authenticated attacker to cause a Denial-of-Service (DoS).
On EX2300, EX4000, EX4100, EX4300-MP (Multigigabit) and EX4400 switches, an authenticated, local attacker with no specific permissions or class can execute a specific, privileged CLI 'request' command which will cause complete traffic impact until the system automatically recovers.
This issue affects Junos OS on EX2300, EX4000, EX4100, EX4300-MP (Multigigabit) and EX4400:
- 23.2R2 versions before 23.2R2-S6,
- 23.4 versions before 23.4R2-S8,
- 25.4 versions before 25.4R1-S1.
Affected products named by the advisory: EX.
Affected products named by the advisory: EX.
- 23.4
- 24.2
- 24.4
- 25.2
- 25.4
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- 23.2R2-S6
- 23.4R2-S8
- 24.2R2-S4
- 24.4R2-S3
- 25.2R2
- 25.4R1-S1
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Mitigation
Upgrade to a fixed release: 23.2R2-S6, 23.4R2-S8, 24.2R2-S4, 24.4R2-S3, 25.2R2, 25.4R1-S1. 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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