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.
Default status is the baseline for the product, each version can override it (e.g. patched versions marked unaffected).
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| Juniper Networks | Junos OS | unaffected |
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| Juniper Networks | Junos OS Evolved | unaffected |
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Solution
The following software releases have been updated to resolve this specific issue: Junos OS Evolved: 22.4R3-S7-EVO, 23.2R2-S4-EVO, 23.4R2-S6-EVO, 24.2R2-EVO, 24.4R1-S1-EVO, 24.4R2-EVO, 25.2R1-EVO and all subsequent releases. Junos OS: 22.4R3-S7, 23.2R2-S4, 23.4R2-S6, 24.2R1-S2, 24.2R2, 24.4R1-S2, 24.4R2, 25.2R1 and all subsequent releases.
Workaround
Use access lists or firewall filters to limit access to the CLI only from trusted hosts and administrators.
| Link | Providers |
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| https://kb.juniper.net/JSA103142 |
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Thu, 09 Apr 2026 21:45:00 +0000
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| Description | 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. | |
| Title | Junos OS and Junos OS Evolved: When an unsigned Python op script configuration is present, a local low privileged user can compromise the system | |
| Weaknesses | CWE-250 | |
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MITRE
Status: PUBLISHED
Assigner: juniper
Published:
Updated: 2026-04-09T21:24:50.485Z
Reserved: 2026-03-23T19:46:13.672Z
Link: CVE-2026-33793
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NVD
Status : Received
Published: 2026-04-09T22:16:29.297
Modified: 2026-04-09T22:16:29.297
Link: CVE-2026-33793
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