CVE-2025-52983: Junos OS: After removing ssh public key authentication root can still log in
Juniper Networks · Junos OS
Vendor fix available · Affected: Juniper Networks Junos OS · Exploitation: unlikely (under 1%)
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Higher than 53% of scored CVEs
DescriptionCVE.org
A UI Discrepancy for Security Feature vulnerability in the UI of Juniper Networks Junos OS on VM Host systems allows a network-based, unauthenticated attacker to access the device. On VM Host Routing Engines (RE), even if the configured public key for root has been removed, remote users which are in possession of the corresponding private key can still log in as root. This issue affects Junos OS: * all versions before 22.2R3-S7, * 22.4 versions before 22.4R3-S5, * 23.2 versions before 23.2R2-S3, * 23.4 versions before 23.4R2-S3, * 24.2 versions before 24.2R1-S2, 24.2R2.
Affected products1
From the CVE record. A product or version that is not listed is unknown, not unaffected.
- Juniper Networks · Junos OSbefore 22.2R3-S7; from 22.4 before 22.4R3-S5; from 23.2 before 23.2R2-S3; from 23.4 before 23.4R2-S3; from 24.2 before 24.2R1-S2, 24.2R2
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- Exploitation
- Unlikely (under 1%). EPSS under 1%, or no score yet.
- CISA KEV
- Not listed
- Public check
- No public nuclei template
- Vendor
- Juniper Networks
- Published
- July 2025
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