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CVE-2026-102016 — Junos OS and Junos OS Evolved: An attacker causes a routing outage when BGP MVPN signaling is enabled

An Improper Validation of Specified Quantity in Input vulnerability in the rpd process of Juniper Networks Junos OS and Junos OS Evolved allows a configured BGP MVPN peer to cause a denial of service via a BGP MVPN signaling update.

Published Oct 14, 2026 · Updated Oct 15, 2026 · Sources: NIST National Vulnerability Database, CVE Program (cve.org) e CISA ADP, GitHub Security Advisories · CNA: juniper

Who exploits it and how urgent it is

A 0–100 score combining confirmed exploitation, ransomware and APT use, public exploits, EPSS and severity.

No exploitation signal in the sources consulted so far.
How the score was calculated
  • EPSS 0.5% (30-day exploitation probability)+6
  • Technical severity (high)+6

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.

Exploitation
Not confirmed
Not in CISA KEV — an absence of record, not proof it is unexploited.
EPSS FIRST
0.46%
ahead of 38% of scored CVEs · Oct 15, 2026
Affects
Juniper Networks
Junos OS and 1 more
CVSS base
7.5
High · 3 source(s)

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.

  1. Identify exposed assets running the affected vendor/product/version combinations (Juniper Networks Junos OS, Juniper Networks Junos Os Evolved).
  2. The attack is network-based and needs no privileges: restrict exposure (ACLs, VPN, WAF) until patched.
  3. No fix documented in the sources: reduce exposure and monitor the vendor advisory.
  4. Search available logs for exploit probes, errors and authentication anomalies.

Affected scope

Vendor, product and versions as the sources word them.

VendorProductVersionsStatusSource
Juniper Networks Junos OS ≥ 23.4 and < 23.4R2-S8.13≥ 24.2 and < 24.2R2-S5.5≥ 24.4 and < 24.4R2-S5≥ 25.2 and < 25.2R2-S2≥ 25.4 and < 25.4R1-S3≥ 26.2 and < 26.2R1-S2< 23.2R2-S7.7 Vulnerable CVE Program (cve.org) e CISA ADP
Juniper Networks Junos Os Evolved ≥ 25.4X300 and < 25.4X300-D40-EVO≥ 25.2X100 and < 25.2X100-D35-EVOversion 23.4X100≥ 26.2 and < 26.2R1-S2-EVO≥ 25.4 and < 25.4R1-S3-EVO≥ 25.2 and < 25.2R2-S2-EVO≥ 24.4 and < 24.4R2-S5-EVO≥ 24.2 and < 24.2R2-S5.6-EVO
and 2 more ≥ 23.4 and < 23.4R2-S8.11-EVO< 23.2R2-S7.7-EVO
Vulnerable CVE Program (cve.org) e CISA ADP

Attack characteristics

The CVSS vector, decoded. It describes the attack, not your exposure to it.

Attack vector
Network
Attack complexity
Low
Privileges required
None
User interaction
None
Scope
Unchanged
Confidentiality
None
Integrity
None
Availability
High

Every base score collected

Sources score independently and may disagree; each row says who scored it and under which version.

ScoreVersionSeverityExpl.ImpactScored by
8.7 CVSS 4.0 High — — sirt@juniper.net via NIST National Vulnerability Database
8.7 CVSS 4.0 High — — juniper via CVE Program (cve.org) e CISA ADP
7.5 CVSS 3.1 High 3.9 3.6 sirt@juniper.net via NIST National Vulnerability Database
7.5 CVSS 3.1 High — — GitHub, Inc. via GitHub Security Advisories
7.5 CVSS 3.1 High — — juniper via CVE Program (cve.org) e CISA ADP
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/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.

CWE-1284

Other CVEs with this weakness →

Detection

Read off the CVSS vector and the weakness class. Starting points, not tested rules.

  • Prioritize edge telemetry for the network-reachable component (proxy, WAF, IDS/IPS).
web/proxy/WAF logsnetwork IDS/IPS

Timeline

What happened to this CVE, newest first.

  • 2026
  • Source status changed · Received → Awaiting Analysis
    Oct 15, 2026 · NIST National Vulnerability Database
  • Affected products added · juniper networks/junos os, juniper networks/junos os evolved
    Oct 14, 2026 · CVE Program (cve.org) e CISA ADP
  • Record published
    Oct 14, 2026
  • CVSS changed · 7.5
    Oct 14, 2026 · NIST National Vulnerability Database
  • Source status changed · → Received
    Oct 14, 2026 · NIST National Vulnerability Database
  • Record created in this database
    Oct 14, 2026 · Alertas do Telegram
  • CVE published
    Oct 14, 2026 · juniper

Source activity

Repeated readings are counted rather than listed.

  • 2× References added · Oct 14, 2026 – Oct 15, 2026
  • 1× Official description updated · Oct 14, 2026 – Oct 14, 2026

References

3 on the record

Elsewhere on this site

Juniper Networks
every CVE for this vendor
CWE-1284
other pages naming this weakness

Related CVEs (same products)

  • CVE-2026-101982 Junos OS and Junos OS Evolved: A EVPN peer causes an rpd crash or root-level compromise when EVPN-VPWS is used 1d
  • CVE-2026-101983 Junos OS and Junos OS Evolved: An attacker causes remote code execution when J-Web virtual-domain is configured 1d
  • CVE-2026-102077 Junos OS: MX Series with SPC3: In a source NAT scenario malformed packets will lead to resource leaks and eventually traffic stops 1d
  • CVE-2026-101979 Junos OS and Junos OS Evolved: A network attacker causes root-level code execution or denial of service when SNMP and AAA are enabled 1d
  • CVE-2026-101975 Junos OS and Junos OS Evolved: Improper OSPF LSA validation causes an rpd crash when prefix-SID best-route installation is used 1d
  • CVE-2026-101972 Junos OS and Junos OS Evolved: Malformed OSPF packets causes routing disruption when OSPF is enabled 1d

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 CISA SSVC assessment.
  • 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-2026-102016 is "Junos OS and Junos OS Evolved: An attacker causes a routing outage when BGP MVPN signaling is enabled", rated High. It affects Junos OS (Juniper Networks); versions are in the scope table. It is not in CISA KEV, which does not rule out exploitation. CVSS 7.5 describes technical severity. EPSS 0.46% 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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