CVE-2018-0044 CRITICAL

CVE-2018-0044: NFX Series: Insecure sshd configuration in Juniper Device Manager (JDM) and host OS

Vendor Juniper Networks
Product Junos OS
Published October 10, 2018
Last update September 16, 2024
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CVSS base score

9.8/10
Attack vector Network
Attack complexity Low
Privileges required None
User interaction None
Confidentiality High
Integrity High

CVSS vector

CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

What the vulnerability does

01Description

An insecure SSHD configuration in Juniper Device Manager (JDM) and host OS on Juniper NFX Series devices may allow remote unauthenticated access if any of the passwords on the system are empty. The affected SSHD configuration has the PermitEmptyPasswords option set to "yes". Affected releases are Juniper Networks Junos OS: 18.1 versions prior to 18.1R4 on NFX Series.

Key dates

02Disclosure timeline

October 10, 2018 CVE published
September 16, 2024 Record updated