Junos OS: When using J-Web with HTTP an attacker may retrieve encryption keys via Person-in-the-Middle attacks.

published 2021-10-19 5y ago modified 2026-06-17 4mo ago also EUVD-2021-18296

cvss: 5.3; version 3.1, CNA
cisa kev: Not listed; not in CISA's catalog
epss: 0.7%; EPSS 0.7% chance of exploitation in 30 days, percentile 53%
public exploits: 0; none known

A Protection Mechanism Failure vulnerability in the J-Web HTTP service of Juniper Networks Junos OS allows a remote unauthenticated attacker to perform Person-in-the-Middle (PitM) attacks against the device. This issue affects: Juniper Networks Junos OS 12.3 versions prior to 12.3R12-S20; 15.1 versions prior to 15.1R7-S11; 18.3 versions prior to 18.3R3-S6; 18.4 versions prior to 18.4R3-S10; 19.1 versions prior to 19.1R3-S7; 19.2 versions prior to 19.2R3-S4; 19.3 versions prior to 19.3R3-S4; 19.4 versions prior to 19.4R3-S6; 20.1 versions prior to 20.1R3-S2; 20.2 versions prior to 20.2R3-S3; 20.3 versions prior to 20.3R3-S1; 20.4 versions prior to 20.4R3; 21.1 versions prior to 21.1R3; 21.2 versions prior to 21.2R2.

Patch / fix

fixed in 1

Juniper Networks Junos OS 12.3R12-S20, 15.1R7-S11, 18.3R3-S6, 18.4R3-S10, 19.1R3-S7, 19.2R3-S4, 19.3R3-S4, 19.4R3-S6, 20.1R3-S2, 20.2R3-S3, 20.3R3-S1, 20.4R3, 21.1R3, 21.2R2

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Exploit prediction

0.71% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days, higher than 53% of all scored CVEs (FIRST EPSS, 2026-11-09).

CVSS scores

assigned by	version	score	vector
CNA	3.1	5.3	CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N
NVD	3.1	5.9	CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N
NVD	2.0	2.6	AV:N/AC:H/Au:N/C:P/I:N/A:N

Affected products

Juniper Networks Junos OS

Classification

Weakness

CWE-311 Missing Encryption of Sensitive Data
CWE-325 Missing Cryptographic Step
CWE-693 Protection Mechanism Failure
CWE-300 Channel Accessible by Non-Endpoint

References

kb.juniper.net /JSA11254
vendor-advisory

Sources

CVE List CVE-2021-31386
NVD CVE-2021-31386

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