Junos OS (SRX firewalls)
CVE-2026-101981: An adjacent LDP peer causes routing-engine compromise when LDP is enabled
A Stack-based Buffer Overflow vulnerability in the routing protocol daemon (rpd) of Juniper Networks Junos OS and Junos OS Evolved allows an unauthenticated adjacent LDP peer to cause an rpd crash or execute arbitrary code via a malformed LDP Label Mapping message.
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 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 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 stack-based buffer overflow in the routing protocol daemon allows an unauthenticated attacker on an adjacent network to send a malformed LDP Label Mapping message. This action can crash the daemon or enable the execution of arbitrary code, requiring no user interaction or prior login.
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The vendor's description
A Stack-based Buffer Overflow vulnerability in the routing protocol daemon (rpd) of Juniper Networks Junos OS and Junos OS Evolved allows an unauthenticated adjacent LDP peer to cause an rpd crash or execute arbitrary code via a malformed LDP Label Mapping message.
Am I affected?
[ protocols ldp interface ]
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 20 Oct 2026.