CVE-2025-59969 — Junos OS Evolved: QFX5000 Series and PTX Series: An attacker sending crafted multicast packets will cause evo-aftmand / evo-pfemand to crash and restart
A Buffer Copy without Checking Size of Input ('Classic Buffer Overflow') vulnerability in the advanced forwarding toolkit (evo-aftmand/evo-pfemand) of Juniper Networks Junos OS Evolved on PTX Series or QFX5000 Series allows an unauthenticated, adjacent attacker to cause a Denial of Service (DoS).An attacker sending crafted multicast packets will cause line cards running evo-aftmand/evo-pfemand to crash and restart or non-line card devices to crash and restart. Continued receipt and processing of these packets will sustain the Denial of Service (DoS) condition. This issue affects Junos OS Evolved PTX Series: * All versions before 22.4R3-S8-EVO, * from 23.2 before 23.2R2-S5-EVO, * from 23.4 before 23.4R2-EVO, * from 24.2 before 24.2R2-EVO, * from 24.4 before 24.4R2-EVO. This issue affects Junos OS Evolved on QFX5000 Series: * 22.2-EVO version before 22.2R3-S7-EVO, * 22.4-EVO version before 22.4R3-S7-EVO, * 23.2-EVO versions before 23.2R2-S4-EVO, * 23.4-EVO versions before 23.4R2-S5-EVO, * 24.2-EVO versions before 24.2R2-S1-EVO, * 24.4-EVO versions before 24.4R1-S3-EVO, 24.4R2-EVO. This issue does not affect Junos OS Evolved on QFX5000 Series versions before: 21.2R2-S1-EVO, 21.2R3-EVO, 21.3R2-EVO, 21.4R1-EVO, and 22.1R1-EVO.
Who exploits it and how urgent it is
A 0–100 score combining confirmed exploitation, ransomware and APT use, public exploits, EPSS and severity.
How the score was calculated
- EPSS 0.2% (30-day exploitation probability)+1
- Technical severity (medium)+3
The score orders the patch queue; it does not replace your asset context (internet exposure, criticality, compensating controls).
Triage
Is it exploited, how likely is exploitation, what does it touch, and how severe do the sources call it.
CISA SSVC assessment CISA
Three decision points CISA publishes for the CVEs it assesses (SSVC 2.0.3). A stakeholder decision, not a severity score.
Remediation
Fixes and mitigations documented by the sources — linked to the original advisory.
No fix documented by the sources we poll. That does not mean none exists: check the vendor advisory.
First 24 hours
Ordered from the record’s own fields — exposure first, because you cannot patch what you have not found. A rule-generated starting point.
- Identify exposed assets running the affected vendor/product/version combinations (Juniper Networks Junos Os Evolved).
- No fix documented in the sources: reduce exposure and monitor the vendor advisory.
- Search available logs for exploit probes matching the vulnerability class (memory corruption), errors and authentication anomalies.
Affected scope
Vendor, product and versions as the sources word them.
| Vendor | Product | Versions | Status | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Juniper Networks | Junos Os Evolved |
version 22.2-r2-s2version 23.4-r2version 22.2-r3-s6version 22.2-r3-s5version 22.2-r3-s4version 22.2-r3-s3version 22.2-r3-s2version 22.2-r3-s1 and 49 moreversion 22.2-r3version 23.4-r2-s1version 22.2-r2-s1version 22.2-r2version 22.2-r1-s2version 22.2-r1-s1version 22.2-r1version 22.2version 24.4-r1-s3version 24.4-r1-s2version 24.4-r2version 24.2-r2version 23.4-r2-s4version 23.4-r2-s3version 23.4-r2-s2version 22.4-r3version 23.2version 22.4-r3-s7version 22.4-r3-s6version 22.4-r3-s5version 22.4-r3-s4version 22.4-r3-s3version 22.4-r3-s2version 22.4-r3-s1version 23.2-r1version 22.4-r2-s2version 22.4-r2-s1version 22.4-r2version 22.4-r1-s2version 22.4-r1-s1version 22.4-r1version 22.4version 23.4version 24.4-r1version 24.4version 24.2-r1-s2version 24.2-r1version 24.2version 23.4-r1-s2version 23.4-r1-s1version 23.4-r1< 22.4version 23.2-r2-s4version 23.2-r2-s3version 23.2-r2-s2version 23.2-r2-s1version 23.2-r2version 23.2-r1-s2version 23.2-r1-s1 |
Vulnerable | NIST National Vulnerability Database |
| Juniper Networks | Junos Os Evolved |
≥ 23.4 and < 23.4R2-EVO≥ 24.4 and < 24.4R1-S3-EVO, 24.4R2-EVO≥ 24.2 and < 24.2R2-S1-EVO≥ 23.4 and < 23.4R2-S5-EVO≥ 23.2 and < 23.2R2-S4-EVO≥ 22.4 and < 22.4R3-S7-EVO≥ 22.2 and < 22.2R3-S7-EVO≥ 24.4 and < 24.4R2-EVO and 3 more≥ 24.2 and < 24.2R2-EVO≥ 23.2 and < 23.2R2-S5-EVO< 22.4R3-S8-EVO |
Vulnerable | CVE Program (cve.org) e CISA ADP |
Attack characteristics
The CVSS vector, decoded. It describes the attack, not your exposure to it.
Every base score collected
Sources score independently and may disagree; each row says who scored it and under which version.
| Score | Version | Severity | Expl. | Impact | Scored by |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 7.1 | CVSS 4.0 | High | — | — | sirt@juniper.net via NIST National Vulnerability Database |
| 7.1 | CVSS 4.0 | High | — | — | juniper via CVE Program (cve.org) e CISA ADP |
| 6.5 | CVSS 3.1 | Medium | 2.8 | 3.6 | sirt@juniper.net via NIST National Vulnerability Database |
| 6.5 | CVSS 3.1 | Medium | — | — | juniper via CVE Program (cve.org) e CISA ADP |
CVSS:3.1/AV:A/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H (score shown at the top: sirt@juniper.net) Weakness MITRE
Weakness class according to MITRE’s CWE catalog.
EPSS over time FIRST
Oct 13, 2026 → Oct 14, 2026 · 2 reading(s) · max 0.18%
Detection
Read off the CVSS vector and the weakness class. Starting points, not tested rules.
- Correlate service crashes/restarts with inbound traffic; repeated crashes may indicate attempts.
Timeline
What happened to this CVE, newest first.
- 2026
- Affected products added · juniper networks/junos os evolved
- SSVC assessment updated
- Record published
- CVSS changed · 6.5
- Source status changed · → Analyzed
- Record created in this database
- CVE published
Source activity
Repeated readings are counted rather than listed.
- 1× Official description updated · Oct 13, 2026 – Oct 13, 2026
References
1 on the record
Elsewhere on this site
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Not in any source we poll
Listed rather than left blank: an empty field and an unmeasured one look identical on screen, and only one is a reason to look elsewhere.
- No fixed version, patch or mitigation documented.
- No confirmed IOCs, IP addresses, domains, file hashes, or malware artifacts supplied.
- No organization-specific asset inventory, compensating-control status, or patch deployment evidence supplied.
- No exploit packet captures, log samples, or incident case IDs supplied.
Answered from this record
Text assembled only from the fields above — no additional claims.
What should defenders know first?
CVE-2025-59969 is "Junos OS Evolved: QFX5000 Series and PTX Series: An attacker sending crafted multicast packets will cause evo-aftmand / evo-pfemand to crash and restart", rated Medium. It affects Junos Os Evolved (Juniper Networks); versions are in the scope table. It is not in CISA KEV, which does not rule out exploitation. CVSS 6.5 describes technical severity. EPSS 0.18% estimates the probability of exploitation in 30 days; neither replaces your asset context. First verify whether exposed or business-critical assets run the affected versions, apply vendor fixes or mitigations, and preserve logs for review.
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