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UK Cyber Defence
VulnerabilityModified

CVE-2020-1647

On Juniper Networks SRX Series with ICAP (Internet Content Adaptation Protocol) redirect service enabled, a double free vulnerability can lead to a Denial of Service (DoS) or Remote Code Execution (RCE) due to processing of a specific HTTP message.

CRITICAL 9.8EPSS 2.65%

Does this matter?

High impact if exploited, but EPSS currently rates exploitation as unlikely (2.65%). Schedule it in the normal patch cycle and watch for a rise in EPSS or a public exploit.

Description

On Juniper Networks SRX Series with ICAP (Internet Content Adaptation Protocol) redirect service enabled, a double free vulnerability can lead to a Denial of Service (DoS) or Remote Code Execution (RCE) due to processing of a specific HTTP message. Continued processing of this specific HTTP message may result in an extended Denial of Service (DoS). The offending HTTP message that causes this issue may originate both from the HTTP server or the client. This issue affects Juniper Networks Junos OS on SRX Series: 18.1 versions prior to 18.1R3-S9; 18.2 versions prior to 18.2R3-S3; 18.3 versions prior to 18.3R2-S4, 18.3R3-S1; 18.4 versions prior to 18.4R2-S5, 18.4R3; 19.1 versions prior to 19.1R2; 19.2 versions prior to 19.2R1-S2, 19.2R2; 19.3 versions prior to 19.3R2. This issue does not affect Juniper Networks Junos OS prior to 18.1R1.

CVSS 3.1
9.8 CRITICALCVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
EPSS
2.65% probability · 86th percentile
Public exploits
None in Exploit-DB
CISA KEV
Not listed
Weakness
CWE-415
Affected
juniper/junos
Source
sirt@juniper.net
EPSS trend
0%3%5%26 October 2026: 2.65%26 October 202626 October 2026

EPSS 2.6% since 26 October 2026; no change recorded yet. Points are recorded when the score first appears and whenever it moves by a percentage point or more.

Source: NVD record, EPSS from FIRST.org, KEV from CISA, exploits from Exploit-DB. Refreshed daily. Download this record as JSON.