7.1
HIGH CVSS 4.0
CVE-2026-101970
Junos OS and Junos OS Evolved: Specific PIM messages causes rpd crash when multiple-triggered-joins is used
Description

A Use After Free vulnerability in the rpd PIM Join/Prune processing of Juniper Networks Junos OS and Junos OS Evolved platforms allows an unauthenticated adjacent attacker to crash the routing daemon via specific PIM messages when sparse mode PIM is configured.

INFO

Published Date :

Oct. 14, 2026, 5:17 p.m.

Last Modified :

Oct. 14, 2026, 5:17 p.m.

Remotely Exploit :

No
Affected Products

The following products are affected by CVE-2026-101970 vulnerability. Even if cvefeed.io is aware of the exact versions of the products that are affected, the information is not represented in the table below.

ID Vendor Product Action
1 Juniper junos
2 Juniper junos_os_evolved
CVSS Scores
The Common Vulnerability Scoring System is a standardized framework for assessing the severity of vulnerabilities in software and systems. We collect and displays CVSS scores from various sources for each CVE.
Score Version Severity Vector Exploitability Score Impact Score Source
CVSS 3.1 MEDIUM 8cbe9d5a-a066-4c94-8978-4b15efeae968
CVSS 3.1 MEDIUM MITRE-CVE
CVSS 3.1 MEDIUM [email protected]
CVSS 4.0 HIGH 8cbe9d5a-a066-4c94-8978-4b15efeae968
CVSS 4.0 HIGH [email protected]
Solution
Update Junos OS and Junos OS Evolved to address a Use After Free vulnerability in PIM processing.
  • Update Junos OS and Junos OS Evolved software.
  • Configure PIM sparse mode carefully.
  • Monitor PIM traffic for anomalies.
References to Advisories, Solutions, and Tools

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URL Resource
https://supportportal.juniper.net/JSA112187
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  • New CVE Received by [email protected]

    Oct. 14, 2026

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Added Description A Use After Free vulnerability in the rpd PIM Join/Prune processing of Juniper Networks Junos OS and Junos OS Evolved platforms allows an unauthenticated adjacent attacker to crash the routing daemon via specific PIM messages when sparse mode PIM is configured.
    Added CVSS V4.0 AV:A/AC:L/AT:N/PR:N/UI:N/VC:N/VI:N/VA:H/SC:N/SI:N/SA:L/E:X/CR:X/IR:X/AR:X/MAV:X/MAC:X/MAT:X/MPR:X/MUI:X/MVC:X/MVI:X/MVA:X/MSC:X/MSI:X/MSA:X/S:X/AU:Y/R:A/V:C/RE:M/U:X
    Added CVSS V3.1 AV:A/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H
    Added CWE CWE-416
    Added Affected New affected value received. <a href="https://github.com/CVEProject/cvelistV5/blob/main/cves/2026/101xxx/CVE-2026-101970.json">CVE-2026-101970</a>
    Added Reference https://supportportal.juniper.net/JSA112187
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