title: NFX Series: Hard-coded credentials allow an attacker to take control of any instance through administrative interfaces.
description: This issue is not applicable to NFX NextGen Software. On NFX Series devices the use of Hard-coded Credentials in Juniper Networks Junos OS allows an attacker to take over any instance of an NFX deployment. This issue is only exploitable through administrative interfaces. This issue affects: Juniper Networks Junos OS versions prior to 19.1R1 on NFX Series. No other platforms besides NFX Series devices are affected.
problem types: CWE-798 Use of Hard-coded Credentials
affected:
{
platforms: NFX Series
product: Junos OS
vendor: Juniper Networks
versions:
lessThan: 19.1R1, status: affected, version: unspecified, versionType: custom
}
metrics:
cvssV3_1: [
attackComplexity: LOW
attackVector: NETWORK
availabilityImpact: HIGH
baseScore: 10
baseSeverity: CRITICAL
confidentialityImpact: HIGH
integrityImpact: HIGH
privilegesRequired: NONE
scope: CHANGED
userInteraction: NONE
vectorString: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:C/C:H/I:H/A:H
version: 3.1
]
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: 19.1R1, and all subsequent releases.
workarounds: There are no known workarounds for this issue.
To reduce the risk of exploitation of this issue, use access lists or firewall filters to limit access to the device's administrative interfaces to only trusted administrative networks, hosts and users.