Junos OS (SRX firewalls)

CVE-2026-101969: An unauthenticated attacker causes rpd denial of service when IPv6 PIM is enabled

An Improper Input Validation vulnerability in the rpd process of Juniper Networks Junos OS and Junos OS Evolved allows an unauthenticated adjacent attacker to cause a denial of service via a malformed PIM Hello message received on an IPv6-enabled PIM interface.

Published Juniper Networks advisory JSA112187

ExploitedNot in CISA KEV
Ransomware useNot reportedPer CISA
SeverityHIGHCVSS 4.0 7.1
EPSS0.27%Chance of exploitation in 30 days
Public exploitNot tracked
FixAvailable

Automatic summary from the vendor's CVE record. We haven't written a full analysis of this vulnerability yet.

Affected and fixed versions

Product / branchFixed in
Junos OS 023.2R2-S7.7 or later
Junos OS 23.423.4R2-S8.13 or later
Junos OS 24.224.2R2-S5.5 or later
Junos OS 24.424.4R2-S5 or later
Junos OS 25.225.2R2-S2 or later
Junos OS 25.425.4R1-S3 or later
Junos OS 26.226.2R1-S2 or later
Junos OS Evolved 023.2R2-S7.7-EVO or later
Junos OS Evolved 23.423.4R2-S8.11-EVO or later
Junos OS Evolved 24.224.2R2-S5.6-EVO or later
Junos OS Evolved 24.424.4R2-S5-EVO or later
Junos OS Evolved 25.225.2R2-S2-EVO or later
Junos OS Evolved 25.425.4R1-S3-EVO or later
Junos OS Evolved 26.226.2R1-S2-EVO or later
Junos OS Evolved 23.4X100See the advisory
Junos OS Evolved 25.2X10025.2X100-D35-EVO or later
Junos OS Evolved 25.4X30025.4X300-D40-EVO or later

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In short

A flaw in the rpd process of Junos OS allows an unauthenticated attacker on an adjacent network to send a malformed PIM Hello message to an IPv6-enabled PIM interface. This improper input validation enables the attacker to trigger a denial of service condition without requiring login credentials or user interaction.

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The vendor's description

An Improper Input Validation vulnerability in the rpd process of Juniper Networks Junos OS and Junos OS Evolved allows an unauthenticated adjacent attacker to cause a denial of service via a malformed PIM Hello message received on an IPv6-enabled PIM interface.

Am I affected?

[ protocols pim interface <interface> family inet6 ]

Workarounds

There are no known workarounds for this issue.

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 19 Oct 2026.

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