{"id":"CVE-2026-57028","url":"https://www.cyber-defence.io/tools/cve/CVE-2026-57028","generatedAt":"2026-10-28T02:20:32.287Z","title":"An Improper Restriction of Communication Channel to Intended Endpoints vulnerability in Juniper Networks Junos OS Evolved allows an unauthenticated, network-based attacker to cause license exhaustion.","description":"An Improper Restriction of Communication Channel to Intended Endpoints vulnerability in Juniper Networks Junos OS Evolved allows an unauthenticated, network-based attacker to cause license exhaustion.\n\n\nDue to an incorrect initialization, a process which should only be able to communicate internally within the device, can be reached over the network via an open port. This leads to unauthorized access to the license management.\n\nThis issue affects all Junos OS Evolved versions before 23.2R2-EVO.","published":"2026-07-09T22:17:08.000Z","lastModified":"2026-10-25T15:10:00.000Z","status":"Analyzed","sourceIdentifier":"sirt@juniper.net","cvss":{"version":"4.0","score":6.9,"severity":"MEDIUM","vector":"CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:N/UI:N/VC:L/VI:L/VA:L/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N/E:X/CR:X/IR:X/AR:X/MAV:X/MAC:X/MAT:X/MPR:X/MUI:X/MVC:X/M"},"cwe":["CWE-923"],"affected":["juniper/junos os evolved"],"epss":{"score":0.00301,"percentile":0.22601,"date":"2026-10-26","history":[]},"kev":{"listed":false},"exploits":{"count":0,"verified":false,"firstPublished":null,"source":"Exploit-DB (https://gitlab.com/exploit-database/exploitdb)","entries":[]},"verdict":{"level":"low","text":"Lower severity and a low EPSS score (0.30%). Track it; it rarely justifies an emergency change on its own."},"changes":[],"references":[{"url":"https://supportportal.juniper.net/JSA110088","tags":["Vendor Advisory"],"source":"sirt@juniper.net"}],"sources":{"nvd":"https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2026-57028","epss":"https://www.first.org/epss/","kev":"https://www.cisa.gov/known-exploited-vulnerabilities-catalog","exploitdb":"https://www.exploit-db.com/"},"licence":"CC BY 4.0 — link back to the CVE Explorer if you publish the results; upstream data remains subject to its own terms."}