#VU121681 Incorrect permission assignment for critical resource in Junos OS Evolved and Juniper Junos OS - CVE-2025-59961

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#VU121681 Incorrect permission assignment for critical resource in Junos OS Evolved and Juniper Junos OS - CVE-2025-59961

Published: January 20, 2026


Vulnerability identifier: #VU121681
Vulnerability risk: Low
CVSSv4.0: CVSS:4.0/AV:L/AC:L/AT:N/PR:L/UI:N/VC:N/VI:H/VA:N/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N/E:U/U:Clear
CVE-ID: CVE-2025-59961
CWE-ID: CWE-732
Exploitation vector: Local access
Exploit availability: No public exploit available
Vulnerable software:
Junos OS Evolved
Juniper Junos OS
Software vendor:
Juniper Networks, Inc.

Description

The vulnerability allows a local user to manipulate data.

The vulnerability exists due to incorrect permission assignment for critical resource error in the Juniper DHCP daemon (jdhcpd). A local user can write to the Unix socket used to manage the jdhcpd process, resulting in complete control over the resource.


Remediation

Install updates from vendor's website.

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