Junos OS (SRX firewalls)

CVE-2026-101989: An crafted LDP message causes an rpd crash when LDP is enabled

A Reachable Assertion vulnerability in the routing protocol daemon (rpd) of Juniper Networks Junos OS and Junos OS Evolved allows a compromised LDP neighbor to cause an rpd crash via a crafted LDP message.

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

Always confirm against the vendor advisory, which lists every fixed hotfix.

In short

A reachable assertion flaw in the routing protocol daemon allows a compromised Label Distribution Protocol neighbor to crash the service by sending a crafted message. An attacker positioned on an adjacent network can trigger this denial of service without needing to log in or interact with users, causing the routing daemon to terminate.

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The vendor's description

A Reachable Assertion vulnerability in the routing protocol daemon (rpd) of Juniper Networks Junos OS and Junos OS Evolved allows a compromised LDP neighbor to cause an rpd crash via a crafted LDP 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 19 Oct 2026.

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