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CVE-2026-101961

A NULL Pointer Dereference vulnerability in the routing-policy nexthop-ECMP matcher of Juniper…

Risk score
56/100
CVSS
7.5 v3.1
Exploit chance (30 days)
0.4%
Published
14 Oct 2026

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What it is
A NULL Pointer Dereference vulnerability in the routing-policy nexthop-ECMP matcher of Juniper Networks Junos OS and Junos OS Evolved allows a configured eBGP peer to cause a routing-daemon denial of service via a specific BGP packet received while a nexthop-ecmp qualifier is attached to a BGP import policy.
Affected
See advisory
Fix
Apply the vendor's security update; see the linked advisory.
Exploitation
No known exploitation

Why it is Yellow

  • CVSS 7.5 high
  • Remotely exploitable without logging in

References

Original description

A NULL Pointer Dereference vulnerability in the routing-policy nexthop-ECMP matcher of Juniper Networks Junos OS and Junos OS Evolved allows a configured eBGP peer to cause a routing-daemon denial of service via a specific BGP packet received while a nexthop-ecmp qualifier is attached to a BGP import policy.

Last activity 14 Oct 2026. Patch Forecast updates every hour.