Junos OS (SRX firewalls)
CVE-2026-102061: An attacker causes root code execution when SZTP DHCP provisioning is used
A Stack-based Buffer Overflow vulnerability in the phone-home daemon (phcd) of Juniper Networks Junos OS and Junos OS Evolved allows an adjacent unauthenticated attacker to execute arbitrary code as root via a crafted DHCP SZTP bootstrap 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 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 stack-based buffer overflow in the phone-home daemon allows an attacker on an adjacent network to execute arbitrary code with root privileges. The attacker sends a crafted DHCP SZTP bootstrap message to the device, which does not require authentication or user interaction. This vulnerability only affects platforms that support Secure-ZTP.
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The vendor's description
A Stack-based Buffer Overflow vulnerability in the phone-home daemon (phcd) of Juniper Networks Junos OS and Junos OS Evolved allows an adjacent unauthenticated attacker to execute arbitrary code as root via a crafted DHCP SZTP bootstrap message.
This issue only affects platforms that support Secure-ZTP.
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.