Junos OS (SRX firewalls)
CVE-2025-59968: Insufficient authorization for sensitive resources in web interface
A Missing Authorization vulnerability in the Juniper Networks Junos Space Security Director allows an unauthenticated network-based attacker to read or modify metadata via the web interface.
Published
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Affected and fixed versions
| Product / branch | Fixed in |
|---|---|
| Junos Space Security Director 0 | 24.1R3 Patch V4 or later |
| Junos OS (cSRX) 0 | Not affected |
| Junos OS (vSRX Series, SRX Series) 0 | See the advisory |
Always confirm against the vendor advisory, which lists every fixed hotfix.
What it is
A Missing Authorization vulnerability in the Juniper Networks Junos Space Security Director allows an unauthenticated network-based attacker to read or modify metadata via the web interface.
Tampering with this metadata can result in managed SRX Series devices permitting network traffic that should otherwise be blocked by policy, effectively bypassing intended security controls.
This issue affects Junos Space Security Director * all versions prior to 24.1R3 Patch V4
This issue does not affect managed cSRX Series devices.
Am I affected?
Required Configuration for Exposure: Create a Metadata using the Create Metadata administrative page.
Workarounds
There are no known workarounds for this issue. To reduce the risk of exploitation, enable access control lists (ACLs) and other filtering mechanisms to limit access to the device only from trusted users, hosts and networks.
Exploitation
Juniper SIRT is not aware of any malicious exploitation of this vulnerability.
Sources
KEV status, EPSS score and vendor data refreshed automatically, last on 13 Oct 2026.