Description
An XML Injection vulnerability in the Unified Threat Management daemon (utmd) of Juniper Networks Junos OS on SRX Series devices allows an unauthenticated network attacker to commit arbitrary device configuration with root privileges via a malicious response from a configured custom URL-feed server.
Published: 2026-10-14
Score: 9.2 Critical
EPSS: n/a
KEV: No
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Remediation

Vendor Solution

The following software releases have been updated to resolve this specific issue: Junos OS: 23.4R2-S8.13, 24.2R2-S5.5, 24.4R2-S5, 25.2R2-S2, 25.4R1-S3, 25.4R2, 26.2R1-S2, 26.2R2, 26.4R1, and all subsequent releases. Note: For Junos OS releases 23.4 and 24.2, specific respins have been referenced. Previously published versions of these releases have been rebuilt to resolve the security vulnerabilities identified in this advisory.


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History

Wed, 14 Oct 2026 17:00:00 +0000

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Description An XML Injection vulnerability in the Unified Threat Management daemon (utmd) of Juniper Networks Junos OS on SRX Series devices allows an unauthenticated network attacker to commit arbitrary device configuration with root privileges via a malicious response from a configured custom URL-feed server.
Title Junos OS: SRX Series: An attacker causes arbitrary configuration commit when the custom URL-feed feature is used
Weaknesses CWE-91
References
Metrics cvssV3_1

{'score': 8.1, 'vector': 'CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H'}

cvssV4_0

{'score': 9.2, 'vector': 'CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:P/PR:N/UI:N/VC:H/VI:H/VA:H/SC:N/SI:N/SA:L/AU:Y/R:A/V:C/RE:M'}


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cve-icon MITRE

Status: PUBLISHED

Assigner: juniper

Published:

Updated: 2026-10-14T16:51:08.141Z

Reserved: 2026-09-28T17:33:49.411Z

Link: CVE-2026-102037

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Status : Received

Published: 2026-10-14T17:17:57.867

Modified: 2026-10-14T17:17:57.867

Link: CVE-2026-102037

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Weaknesses
  • CWE-91

    XML Injection (aka Blind XPath Injection)