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CVE-2026-101981

A Stack-based Buffer Overflow vulnerability in the routing protocol daemon (rpd) of Juniper Networks Junos OS and Junos OS Evolved allows an unauthenticated adjacent LDP peer to cause an rpd crash or execute arbitrary code via a malformed LDP Label…

HIGH 8.7EPSS 0.24%

Does this matter?

High impact if exploited, but EPSS currently rates exploitation as unlikely (0.24%). Schedule it in the normal patch cycle and watch for a rise in EPSS or a public exploit.

Description

A Stack-based Buffer Overflow vulnerability in the routing protocol daemon (rpd) of Juniper Networks Junos OS and Junos OS Evolved allows an unauthenticated adjacent LDP peer to cause an rpd crash or execute arbitrary code via a malformed LDP Label Mapping message.

CVSS 4.0
8.7 HIGHCVSS:4.0/AV:A/AC:L/AT:N/PR:N/UI:N/VC:H/VI:H/VA:H/SC:N/SI:N/SA:L/E:X/CR:X/IR:X/AR:X/MAV:X/MAC:X/MAT:X/MPR:X/MUI:X/MVC:X/M
EPSS
0.24% probability · 16th percentile
Public exploits
None in Exploit-DB
CISA KEV
Not listed
Weakness
CWE-121
Source
sirt@juniper.net
EPSS trend
0%3%5%15 October 2026: 0.24%26 October 2026: 0.24%15 October 202626 October 2026

EPSS moved from 0.2% on 15 October 2026 to 0.2% on 26 October 2026.

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