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Full vulnerability report · 2025
CVE-2025-59967High confidence

Junos OS Evolved: ACX7024, ACX7024X, ACX7100-32C, ACX7100-48L, ACX7348, ACX7509: When specific valid multicast traffic is received on the L3 interface on a vulnerable device evo-pfemand crashes and restarts

Juniper Networks · Junos OS Evolved

7.1HighCVSS 4.0
Recommended action
Within 7 days

High technical severity; prioritise exposed affected systems while verifying vendor guidance.

Patch available
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Operational reassessment

Published severity in operational context

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Published severityHighOperational priority:High, unchanged from published severity.unchanged

Evidence used

  • No CISA KEV confirmation is currently recorded.
  • EPSS is 0.20% for the current model date.

Compensating controls

  • Validate the affected product branch and deploy the verified fixed release.
  • Restrict local access and enforce least privilege on affected hosts.
  • Monitor vendor guidance and exploitation sources for a material change.

Verification

  1. Confirm that the asset runs Juniper Networks Junos OS Evolved and falls inside the recorded affected range.
  2. Verify the installed build against the product-specific fixed version after deployment.
  3. Validate exposure, authentication requirements and compensating controls in the actual environment.
  4. Reopen this reassessment when CVSS, KEV, EPSS, exploit evidence or remediation changes.
Mitigation target: Within 30 daysRemediation target: Within 180 days

This automated reassessment organises public evidence. It does not know asset exposure, business impact or control effectiveness and does not replace CVSS or a human risk decision.

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National CERT insights
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Official European source

ENISA European Vulnerability Database

Official EUVD identifiers, advisory evidence and known-exploited context. Missing fields are not treated as evidence of low risk.

1 current
ENISA EUVD identifier

EUVD-2025-33378

No EUVD known-exploited evidence

ENISA has published the identifier mapping but no EUVD description has been stored yet.

EUVD state
Present in the current official mapping
Known exploitation
Not present in the current ENISA EUVD known-exploited dataset. This is not proof of no exploitation.
ENISA score
Not supplied in the stored EUVD record
Advisory evidence
No linked advisory details stored yet
Recommended actionWithin 7 days

High technical severity; prioritise exposed affected systems while verifying vendor guidance.

Patch available
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What, why and how

A NULL Pointer Dereference vulnerability in the PFE management daemon (evo-pfemand) of Juniper Networks Junos OS Evolved on ACX7024, ACX7024X, ACX7100-32C, ACX7100-48L, ACX7348, ACX7509 devices allows an unauthenticated, adjacent attacker to cause a Denial-of-Service (DoS). Whenever specific valid multicast traffic is received on any layer 3 interface the evo-pfemand process crashes and restarts. Continued receipt of specific valid multicast traffic results in a sustained Denial of Service (DoS) attack. This issue affects Junos OS Evolved on ACX7024, ACX7024X, ACX7100-32C, ACX7100-48L, ACX7348, ACX7509:  * from 23.2R2-EVO before 23.2R2-S4-EVO,  * from 23.4R1-EVO before 23.4R2-EVO. This issue affects IPv4 and IPv6. This issue does not affect Junos OS Evolved ACX7024, ACX7024X, ACX7100-32C, ACX7100-48L, ACX7348, ACX7509 versions before 23.2R2-EVO.

What

A NULL Pointer Dereference vulnerability in the PFE management daemon (evo-pfemand) of Juniper Networks Junos OS Evolved on ACX7024, ACX7024X, ACX7100-32C, ACX7100-48L, ACX7348, ACX7509 devices allows an unauthenticated, adjacent attacker to cause a Denial-of-Service (DoS). Whenever specific valid multicast traffic is received on any layer 3 interface the evo-pfemand process crashes and restarts. Continued receipt of specific valid multicast traffic results in a sustained Denial of Service (DoS) attack. This issue affects Junos OS Evolved on ACX7024, ACX7024X, ACX7100-32C, ACX7100-48L, ACX7348, ACX7509:  * from 23.2R2-EVO before 23.2R2-S4-EVO,  * from 23.4R1-EVO before 23.4R2-EVO. This issue affects IPv4 and IPv6. This issue does not affect Junos OS Evolved ACX7024, ACX7024X, ACX7100-32C, ACX7100-48L, ACX7348, ACX7509 versions before 23.2R2-EVO.

Why

The product dereferences a pointer that it expects to be valid but is NULL.

How

An attacker operating through an adjacent network may attempt exploitation without authentication or user interaction. If successful, the issue may disrupt the affected service.

What

A NULL Pointer Dereference vulnerability in the PFE management daemon (evo-pfemand) of Juniper Networks Junos OS Evolved on ACX7024, ACX7024X, ACX7100-32C, ACX7100-48L, ACX7348, ACX7509 devices allows an unauthenticated, adjacent attacker to cause a Denial-of-Service (DoS). Whenever specific valid multicast traffic is received on any layer 3 interface the evo-pfemand process crashes and restarts. Continued receipt of specific valid multicast traffic results in a sustained Denial of Service (DoS) attack. This issue affects Junos OS Evolved on ACX7024, ACX7024X, ACX7100-32C, ACX7100-48L, ACX7348, ACX7509:  * from 23.2R2-EVO before 23.2R2-S4-EVO,  * from 23.4R1-EVO before 23.4R2-EVO. This issue affects IPv4 and IPv6. This issue does not affect Junos OS Evolved ACX7024, ACX7024X, ACX7100-32C, ACX7100-48L, ACX7348, ACX7509 versions before 23.2R2-EVO.

Why

The product dereferences a pointer that it expects to be valid but is NULL.

How

An attacker operating through an adjacent network may attempt exploitation without authentication or user interaction. If successful, the issue may disrupt the affected service.

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Exploit reality and attack path

CVSS severity, EPSS forecast probability, public exploit material and CISA-confirmed exploitation are separate signals.

Observed exploitation
?Confirmed exploitation and public exploit material are separate signals. Attacks can occur without public proof-of-concept or exploit code.
No confirmed evidence

No CISA KEV match was present at the last successful refresh. This means no confirmation from that source, not proof of no exploitation.

Public PoC / exploit material
?Confirmed exploitation and public exploit material are separate signals. Attacks can occur without public proof-of-concept or exploit code.
None recorded

No exploit-tagged reference or CISA SSVC proof-of-concept state is currently recorded. Research may still exist outside the structured feeds.

Likely attack path
an adjacent network → NULL Pointer Dereference → disrupt the affected service
Attack surface
Adjacent
Privileges required
None: unauthenticated exploitation is possible
User interaction
None
Attack complexity
Low: no specialised conditions are recorded
Security boundary
Not a CVSS 4.0 base metric
Weakness
?CWE means Common Weakness Enumeration: a standard category for the underlying weakness.
CWE-476 ↗

CWE-476: NULL Pointer Dereference. The product dereferences a pointer that it expects to be valid but is NULL.

CVSS vector
?CVSS means Common Vulnerability Scoring System. The vector records the metric values used to calculate technical severity.
CVSS:4.0/AV:A/AC:L/AT:N/PR:N/UI:N/VC:N/VI:N/VA:H/SC:N/SI:N/SA:L/AU:Y/R:A/V:C/RE:M/U:Green

Common Vulnerability Scoring System 4.0: the compact vector below is decoded into plain language.

AVAdjacentAttack vector: The attacker must be on an adjacent or logically close network.ACLowAttack complexity: No specialised conditions are required beyond attacker-controlled input.ATNoneAttack requirements: No additional deployment or execution condition is required.PRNonePrivileges required: The attacker does not need an account or existing privileges.UINoneUser interaction: No action by another user is required.VCNoneVulnerable-system confidentiality: No direct loss is represented by this metric.VINoneVulnerable-system integrity: No direct loss is represented by this metric.VAHighVulnerable-system availability: A successful attack can cause a major loss.SCNoneSubsequent-system confidentiality: No direct loss is represented by this metric.SINoneSubsequent-system integrity: No direct loss is represented by this metric.SALowSubsequent-system availability: A successful attack can cause a limited loss.
Post-exploitation / living off the land
No specific living-off-the-land technique is confirmed in the structured sources. Monitor normal administration tools for activity inconsistent with the affected service's baseline.
UnauthenticatedDenial of serviceCWE-476
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Official authority intelligence

Only matched European and national findings are included. Language selectors and unavailable sources are omitted.

BSI · German · WID-SEC-2025-2238Juniper JUNOS OS, Space, OS Evolved: Mehrere Schwachstellen

Ein Angreifer kann mehrere Schwachstellen in Juniper JUNOS ausnutzen, um sich erweiterte Berechtigungen zu verschaffen, beliebigen Code auszuführen, Sicherheitsmaßnahmen zu umgehen, einen Denial-of-Service-Zustand herbeizuführen, vertrauliche Informationen offenzulegen oder Daten zu manipulieren.

Official advisory ↗
Cyber Security Agency of Singapore · English · CSA-SB-20251015Security Bulletin 15 Oct 2025

The Cyber Security Agency of Singapore included this CVE in its official Security Bulletin 15 Oct 2025, published on 15 October 2025. Open the linked bulletin for the product, severity and reference information published in that issue.

Official advisory ↗
CERT-FR · French · CERTFR-2025-AVI-0855Multiples vulnérabilités dans les produits Juniper Networks

CVE-2025-59962 Bulletin de sécurité Juniper Networks JSA103153 du 08 octobre 2025 https://supportportal.juniper.net/s/article/2025-10-Security-Bulletin-Junos-OS-SRX4700-When-forwarding-options-sampling-is-enabled-any-traffic-destined-to-the-RE-will-cause-the-forwarding-line-card-to-crash-and-restart-CVE-2025-59964 Bulletin de sécurité Juniper Networks JSA103156 du 08 octobre 2025 https://supportportal.juniper.net/s/article/2025-10-Security-Bulletin-Junos-OS-Evolved-ACX7024-ACX7024X-ACX7100-32C-ACX7100-48L-ACX7348-ACX7509-When-specific-valid-multicast-traffic-is-received-on-the-L3-interface-a-vulnerable-device-evo-pfemand-crashes-and-restarts-CVE-2025-59967 Bulletin de sécurité Juniper Networks JSA103157 du 08 octobre 2025 https://supportportal.juniper.net/s/article/2025-10-Security-Bulletin-Juniper-Security-Director-Insufficient-authorization-for-sensitive-resources-in-web-interface-CVE-2025-59968 Bulletin de sécurité Juniper Networks JSA103163 du 08 octobre 2025 https://supportportal.juniper.net/s/article/2025-10-Security-Bulletin-Junos-OS-Evolved-Multiple-OS-command-injection-vulnerabilities-fixed-CVE-2025-60006 Bulletin de sécurité Juniper Networks JSA103165 du 08 octobre 2025 https://supportportal.juniper.net/s/article/2025-10-Security-Bulletin-Junos-OS-and-Junos-OS-Evolved-Specific-BGP-EV

Official advisory ↗
JVN iPedia · Japanese · JVNDB-2025-025202ジュニパーネットワークスのJunos OS EvolvedにおけるNULL ポインタデリファレンスに関する脆弱性

Juniper Networks Junos OS EvolvedのACX7024、ACX7024X、ACX7100-32C、ACX7100-48L、ACX7348、およびACX7509デバイスにおいて、PFE管理デーモン(evo-pfemand)のNULLポインタ参照脆弱性が存在します。この脆弱性により、認証されていない隣接する攻撃者がサービス拒否(DoS)を引き起こす可能性があります。特定の有効なマルチキャストトラフィックが任意のレイヤー3インターフェースで受信されると、evo-pfemandプロセスがクラッシュして再起動します。さらに、特定の有効なマルチキャストトラフィックを継続的に受信し続けることで、持続的なサービス拒否(DoS)攻撃が引き起こされます。この問題は以下のJuniper Junos OS Evolvedのバージョンに影響を及ぼします。・23.2R2-EVOから23.2R2-S4-EVOの直前まで・23.4R1-EVOから23.4R2-EVOの直前まで。また、この問題はIPv4およびIPv6の両方に影響します。ただし、この問題は23.2R2-EVOより前のバージョンのACX7024、ACX7024X、ACX7100-32C、ACX7100-48L、ACX7348、およびACX7509には影響しません。

Official advisory ↗
NCSC-NL · Dutch · NCSC-2025-0305Kwetsbaarheden verholpen in Juniper Networks Junos OS

A NULL Pointer Dereference vulnerability in Juniper Networks' Junos OS Evolved affects specific ACX devices, enabling unauthenticated adjacent attackers to crash the evo-pfemand process via targeted multicast traffic, resulting in a Denial-of-Service (DoS).

Official advisory ↗
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Patch and workaround

Operational remediation based on structured source evidence.

Status
?Patch availability is based on structured fixed-version fields and authoritative update references. If no fix is verified, check the vendor advisory before making a change.
Patch available
Affected
Junos OS Evolved: 23.2R2-EVO < 23.2R2-S4-EVO, 23.4R1-EVO < 23.4R2-EVO
Fixed
Action
Review the linked authoritative reference and apply the recorded fixed release appropriate to the affected product branch.
Workaround
No verified workaround is recorded. Limit untrusted access and use least privilege until authoritative guidance is available.
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Evidence and provenance

Published 9 Oct 2025 · Last source change 9 Oct 2025, 16:11 UTC · CWE-476 · NULL Pointer Dereference

CVE recordCVE.org · 5.1
CVSS sourceCNA
EPSS source
?The date BlackTree first stored a score for this CVE from the daily FIRST EPSS feed.
FIRST · tracked since 2026-08-14
European sourceENISA EUVD · EUVD-2025-33378
Product sourceCNA
Remediation sourceCVE/CNA references
CWE sourceCNA
NVD statusNVD enriched

Core structured fields are present and their contributing authorities are shown above.

Material change intelligence

What changed after publication

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No material field changes have been recorded since change tracking began. Routine source refreshes and cosmetic edits are intentionally excluded.

Material fields only · duplicate refreshes suppressed · history retained for the configured operational retention period
CVE published
ENISA EUVD · EUVD-2025-33378↗CVE authority or vendor reference↗Official CVE record (CNA and ADP data)↗NVD record↗
Technical terms and abbreviations used in this report
CVE
Common Vulnerabilities and Exposures: the public identifier for one disclosed vulnerability.
CVSS
Common Vulnerability Scoring System: a technical severity framework; it is not patching priority by itself.
EPSS
Exploit Prediction Scoring System: FIRST's estimate of the probability that exploitation activity will be observed in the next 30 days; it is a forecast, not confirmation.
CWE
Common Weakness Enumeration: the standard category describing the underlying software or hardware weakness.
CNA
CVE Numbering Authority: an organisation authorised to assign and publish CVE records.
CISA ADP
Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency Authorized Data Publisher: structured enrichment added to a CVE record.
NVD
National Vulnerability Database: NIST's enrichment service for CVE records.
CERT / CSIRT
A computer security incident response team that publishes warnings or coordinates incident response.
PoC
Proof of concept: public material that demonstrates or helps reproduce exploitation.
CSAF
Common Security Advisory Framework: a machine-readable format for security advisories.
LoTL
Living off the land: abuse of legitimate tools or system functions during an attack.
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