Junos OS (SRX firewalls)
CVE-2026-101970: Specific PIM messages causes rpd crash when multiple-triggered-joins is used
A Use After Free vulnerability in the rpd PIM Join/Prune processing of Juniper Networks Junos OS and Junos OS Evolved platforms allows an unauthenticated adjacent attacker to crash the routing daemon via specific PIM messages when sparse mode PIM is configured.
Published Juniper Networks advisory JSA112187
Automatic summary from the vendor's CVE record. We haven't written a full analysis of this vulnerability yet.
Affected and fixed versions
| Product / branch | Fixed in |
|---|---|
| Junos OS 0 | 23.2R2-S7.7 or later |
| Junos OS 23.4 | 23.4R2-S8.13 or later |
| Junos OS 24.2 | 24.2R2-S5.5 or later |
| Junos OS 24.4 | 24.4R2-S5 or later |
| Junos OS 25.2 | 25.2R2-S2 or later |
| Junos OS 25.4 | 25.4R1-S3 or later |
| Junos OS 26.2 | 26.2R1-S2 or later |
| Junos OS Evolved 0 | 23.2R2-S7.7-EVO or later |
| Junos OS Evolved 23.4 | 23.4R2-S8.11-EVO or later |
| Junos OS Evolved 24.2 | 24.2R2-S5.6-EVO or later |
| Junos OS Evolved 24.4 | 24.4R2-S5-EVO or later |
| Junos OS Evolved 25.2 | 25.2R2-S2-EVO or later |
| Junos OS Evolved 25.4 | 25.4R1-S3-EVO or later |
| Junos OS Evolved 26.2 | 26.2R1-S2-EVO or later |
| Junos OS Evolved 23.4X100 | See the advisory |
| Junos OS Evolved 25.2X100 | 25.2X100-D35-EVO or later |
| Junos OS Evolved 25.4X300 | 25.4X300-D40-EVO or later |
Always confirm against the vendor advisory, which lists every fixed hotfix.
In short
A use-after-free flaw in the PIM Join/Prune processing of the routing daemon allows an unauthenticated attacker on an adjacent network to crash the service by sending specific PIM messages. This vulnerability is exploitable without login or user interaction when sparse mode PIM is configured, resulting in a denial of service.
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The vendor's description
A Use After Free vulnerability in the rpd PIM Join/Prune processing of Juniper Networks Junos OS and Junos OS Evolved platforms allows an unauthenticated adjacent attacker to crash the routing daemon via specific PIM messages when sparse mode PIM is configured.
Am I affected?
[ protocols pim interface <interface> mode sparse ]
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.