An Improper Input Validation vulnerability in Juniper Networks Junos OS and Junos OS Evolved allows an unauthenticated, adjacent attacker, sending a specific genuine BGP packet in an already established BGP session to reset only that session causing a Denial of Service (DoS).

An attacker repeatedly sending the packet will sustain the Denial of Service (DoS).This issue affects Junos OS:

* 25.2 versions before 25.2R2


This issue doesn't not affected Junos OS versions before 25.2R1.

This issue affects Junos OS Evolved:
* 25.2-EVO versions before 25.2R2-EVO


This issue doesn't not affected Junos OS Evolved versions before 25.2R1-EVO.

eBGP and iBGP are affected.
IPv4 and IPv6 are affected.

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Solution

The following software releases have been updated to resolve this specific issue: Junos OS: 25.2R2, 25.4R1, and all subsequent releases. Junos OS Evolved: 25.2R2-EVO, 25.4R1-EVO, and all subsequent releases.


Workaround

There are no known workarounds for this issue.

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History

Fri, 10 Apr 2026 09:00:00 +0000

Type Values Removed Values Added
First Time appeared Juniper Networks
Juniper Networks junos Os
Juniper Networks junos Os Evolved
Vendors & Products Juniper Networks
Juniper Networks junos Os
Juniper Networks junos Os Evolved

Thu, 09 Apr 2026 22:00:00 +0000

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Description An Improper Input Validation vulnerability in Juniper Networks Junos OS and Junos OS Evolved allows an unauthenticated, adjacent attacker, sending a specific genuine BGP packet in an already established BGP session to reset only that session causing a Denial of Service (DoS). An attacker repeatedly sending the packet will sustain the Denial of Service (DoS).This issue affects Junos OS: * 25.2 versions before 25.2R2 This issue doesn't not affected Junos OS versions before 25.2R1. This issue affects Junos OS Evolved: * 25.2-EVO versions before 25.2R2-EVO This issue doesn't not affected Junos OS Evolved versions before 25.2R1-EVO. eBGP and iBGP are affected. IPv4 and IPv6 are affected.
Title Junos OS and Junos OS Evolved: An attacker sending a specific genuine BGP packet causes a BGP reset
Weaknesses CWE-20
References
Metrics cvssV3_1

{'score': 7.4, 'vector': 'CVSS:3.1/AV:A/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:C/C:N/I:N/A:H'}

cvssV4_0

{'score': 7.1, 'vector': 'CVSS:4.0/AV:A/AC:L/AT:N/PR:N/UI:N/VC:N/VI:N/VA:H/SC:N/SI:N/SA:L/AU:Y/R:A/V:C/RE:M/U:Green'}


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cve-icon MITRE

Status: PUBLISHED

Assigner: juniper

Published:

Updated: 2026-04-09T21:31:22.902Z

Reserved: 2026-03-23T19:46:13.673Z

Link: CVE-2026-33797

cve-icon Vulnrichment

No data.

cve-icon NVD

Status : Received

Published: 2026-04-09T22:16:29.547

Modified: 2026-04-09T22:16:29.547

Link: CVE-2026-33797

cve-icon Redhat

No data.

cve-icon OpenCVE Enrichment

Updated: 2026-04-10T09:27:58Z

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