CVE-2026-33793: Junos OS and Junos OS Evolved: When an unsigned Python op script configuration is present, a local low privileged user can compromise the system
An Execution with Unnecessary Privileges vulnerability in the User Interface (UI) of Juniper Networks Junos OS and Junos OS Evolved allows a local, low-privileged attacker to gain root privileges, thus compromising the system. When a configuration that allows unsigned Python op scripts is present on the device, a non-root user is able to execute malicious op scripts as a root-equivalent user, leading to privilege escalation. This issue affects Junos OS: * All versions before 22.4R3-S7, * from 23.2 before 23.2R2-S4, * from 23.4 before 23.4R2-S6, * from 24.2 before 24.2R1-S2, 24.2R2, * from 24.4 before 24.4R1-S2, 24.4R2; Junos OS Evolved: * All versions before 22.4R3-S7-EVO, * from 23.2 before 23.2R2-S4-EVO, * from 23.4 before 23.4R2-S6-EVO, * from 24.2 before 24.2R2-EVO, * from 24.4 before 24.4R1-S1-EVO, 24.4R2-EVO.
Metrics
- CVSS v4.0
- 8.5
- Severity
- HIGH
- Fixed in
- 22.4R3-S7
- Affected Products
- 2
Fix available
- Juniper Networks / Junos OS< 22.4R3-S7 (from 0) · < 23.2R2-S4 (from 23.2) · < 23.4R2-S6 (from 23.4) · < 24.2R1-S2, 24.2R2 (from 24.2) · < 24.4R1-S2, 24.4R2 (from 24.4)
- Juniper Networks / Junos OS Evolved< 22.4R3-S7-EVO (from 0) · < 23.2R2-S4-EVO (from 23.2) · < 23.4R2-S6-EVO (from 23.4) · < 24.2R2-EVO (from 24.2) · < 24.4R1-S1-EVO, 24.4R2-EVO (from 24.4)
CVSS:4.0/AV:L/AC:L/AT:N/PR:L/UI:N/VC:H/VI:H/VA:H/SC:N/SI:N/SA:L/AU:Y/R:U/V:C/RE:M/U:Amber