Authentication Bypass Vulnerability in Juniper Junos OS

Authentication Bypass Vulnerability in Juniper Junos OS

CVE-2016-1278 · MEDIUM Severity

AV:L/AC:M/AU:N/C:C/I:C/A:C

Juniper Junos OS before 12.1X46-D50 on SRX Series devices reverts to "safe mode" authentication and allows root CLI logins without a password after a failed upgrade to 12.1X46, which might allow local users to gain privileges by leveraging use of the "request system software" command with the "partition" option.

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