Published At-27 Jan, 2026 | 21:15
Updated At-29 Jan, 2026 | 16:31
An Authentication Bypass Using an
Alternate Path or Channel vulnerability in Juniper Networks Session Smart
Router may allows a network-based attacker to bypass authentication
and take administrative control of the device.
This issue affects Session Smart Router:
* from 5.6.7 before 5.6.17,
* from 6.0 before 6.0.8 (affected from 6.0.8),
* from 6.1 before 6.1.12-lts,
* from 6.2 before 6.2.8-lts,
* from 6.3 before 6.3.3-r2;
This issue affects Session Smart Conductor:
* from 5.6.7 before 5.6.17,
* from 6.0 before 6.0.8 (affected from 6.0.8),
* from 6.1 before 6.1.12-lts,
* from 6.2 before 6.2.8-lts,
* from 6.3 before 6.3.3-r2;
This issue affects WAN Assurance Managed Routers:
* from 5.6.7 before 5.6.17,
* from 6.0 before 6.0.8 (affected from 6.0.8),
* from 6.1 before 6.1.12-lts,
* from 6.2 before 6.2.8-lts,
* from 6.3 before 6.3.3-r2.
CISA Catalog
| Date Added | Due Date | Vulnerability Name | Required Action |
|---|
| N/A | | |
Date Added: N/A
Due Date: N/A
Vulnerability Name: N/A
Required Action: N/A
Metrics
| Type | Version | Base score | Base severity | Vector |
|---|
| Secondary | 4.0 | 9.3 | CRITICAL | CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:N/UI:N/VC:H/VI:H/VA:H/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N/E:X/CR:X/IR:X/AR:X/MAV:X/MAC:X/MAT:X/MPR:X/MUI:X/MVC:X/MVI:X/MVA:X/MSC:X/MSI:X/MSA:X/S:X/AU:X/R:X/V:X/RE:X/U:X |
| Primary | 3.1 | 9.8 | CRITICAL | CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H |
Type: Secondary
Version: 4.0
Base score: 9.3
Base severity: CRITICAL
Vector: CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:N/UI:N/VC:H/VI:H/VA:H/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N/E:X/CR:X/IR:X/AR:X/MAV:X/MAC:X/MAT:X/MPR:X/MUI:X/MVC:X/MVI:X/MVA:X/MSC:X/MSI:X/MSA:X/S:X/AU:X/R:X/V:X/RE:X/U:X
Type: Primary
Version: 3.1
Base score: 9.8
Base severity: CRITICAL
Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
Weaknesses
| CWE ID | Type | Source |
|---|
| CWE-288 | Primary | sirt@juniper.net |
Type: Primary
Source: sirt@juniper.net
Change History
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