title: Junos Space: Local privilege escalation vulnerability in Junos Space
description: Junos Space is affected by a privilege escalation vulnerability that may allow a local authenticated attacker to gain root privileges.
problem types: Privilege escalation
affected:
{
product: Junos Space
vendor: Juniper Networks
versions:
lessThan: 17.2R1, status: affected, version: All, versionType: custom
}
metrics:
cvssV3_0: [
attackComplexity: LOW
attackVector: LOCAL
availabilityImpact: HIGH
baseScore: 7.8
baseSeverity: HIGH
confidentialityImpact: HIGH
integrityImpact: HIGH
privilegesRequired: LOW
scope: UNCHANGED
userInteraction: NONE
vectorString: CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
version: 3.0
]
exploits: Juniper SIRT is not aware of any malicious exploitation of this vulnerability.
solutions: The following software releases have been updated to resolve this specific issue: Junos Space 17.2R1 and all subsequent releases.
workarounds: Use access lists or firewall filters to limit access to the device only from trusted hosts and administrators.