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HIGH · 7.5

CVE-2026-33778

An Improper Validation of Syntactic Correctness of Input vulnerability in the IPsec library used by kmd and iked of Juniper Networks Junos OS on SRX Series and MX Series allows an unauthenticated, ne...

Vulnerability Description

An Improper Validation of Syntactic Correctness of Input vulnerability in the IPsec library used by kmd and iked of Juniper Networks Junos OS on SRX Series and MX Series allows an unauthenticated, network-based attacker to cause a complete Denial-of-Service (DoS). If an affected device receives a specifically malformed first ISAKMP packet from the initiator, the kmd/iked process will crash and restart, which momentarily prevents new security associations (SAs) for from being established. Repeated exploitation of this vulnerability causes a complete inability to establish new VPN connections. This issue affects Junos OS on SRX Series and MX Series: * all versions before 22.4R3-S9, * 23.2 version before 23.2R2-S6, * 23.4 version before 23.4R2-S7, * 24.2 versions before 24.2R2-S4, * 24.4 versions before 24.4R2-S3, * 25.2 versions before 25.2R1-S2, 25.2R2.

CVSS Score

7.5

HIGH

CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H
Attack Vector
NETWORK
Attack Complexity
LOW
Privileges Required
NONE
User Interaction
NONE
Scope
UNCHANGED
Confidentiality
NONE
Integrity
NONE
Availability
HIGH

Affected Products

VendorProductVersions
JuniperJunos< 22.4
JuniperMx10004-
JuniperMx10008-
JuniperMx2008-
JuniperMx2010-
JuniperMx2020-
JuniperMx204-
JuniperMx240-
JuniperMx301-
JuniperMx304-
JuniperMx480-
JuniperMx960-
JuniperSrx1500-
JuniperSrx1600-
JuniperSrx2300-
JuniperSrx300-
JuniperSrx320-
JuniperSrx340-
JuniperSrx345-
JuniperSrx380-

Related Weaknesses (CWE)

CWE-1286

References

FAQ

What is CVE-2026-33778?

CVE-2026-33778 is a vulnerability with a CVSS score of 7.5 (HIGH). An Improper Validation of Syntactic Correctness of Input vulnerability in the IPsec library used by kmd and iked of Juniper Networks Junos OS on SRX Series and MX Series allows an unauthenticated, ne...

How severe is CVE-2026-33778?

CVE-2026-33778 has been rated HIGH with a CVSS base score of 7.5/10. Review the CVSS metrics above for detailed severity breakdown.

Is there a patch for CVE-2026-33778?

Check the references section above for vendor advisories and patch information. Affected products include: Juniper Junos, Juniper Mx10004, Juniper Mx10008, Juniper Mx2008, Juniper Mx2010.