The CLI menu accepts input without carefully validating it, which allows for shell command injection. These shell commands are executed with root permissions and can be used to gain complete control of the system.
This issue affects all JSI vLWC versions before 3.0.94.
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Solution
The following software releases have been updated to resolve this specific issue: 3.0.94, and all subsequent releases.
Workaround
Use access lists or firewall filters to limit access to the CLI only from trusted hosts and administrators.
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| https://kb.juniper.net/JSA106016 |
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Thu, 09 Apr 2026 21:45:00 +0000
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| Description | A Permissive List of Allowed Input vulnerability in the CLI of Juniper Networks Support Insights (JSI) Virtual Lightweight Collector (vLWC) allows a local, high privileged attacker to escalate their privileges to root. The CLI menu accepts input without carefully validating it, which allows for shell command injection. These shell commands are executed with root permissions and can be used to gain complete control of the system. This issue affects all JSI vLWC versions before 3.0.94. | |
| Title | JSI Virtual Lightweight Collector: Shell escape allows privilege escalation to root | |
| Weaknesses | CWE-183 | |
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Status: PUBLISHED
Assigner: juniper
Published:
Updated: 2026-04-09T21:26:28.357Z
Reserved: 2026-01-05T17:32:48.711Z
Link: CVE-2026-21915
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Status : Received
Published: 2026-04-09T22:16:24.747
Modified: 2026-04-09T22:16:24.747
Link: CVE-2026-21915
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