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Vulnerability · CVE-2025-59961

An Incorrect Permission Assignment for Critical Resource vulnerability in the Juniper DHCP daemon (jdhcpd) of Juniper Networks Junos OS and Junos OS Evolved allows a local, low-pri

Published Jan 15, 2026 · catalog updated Jan 15, 2026 · Juniper Networks Junos OS

Last checked Oct 30, 2026. A connected source was read within the last 7 days.

Check if you run it

No confirmed exploitation is on record for CVE-2025-59961. EPSS is 0.13%. Act only if a listed version of Juniper Networks Junos OS is installed.

Gaps on this record

  • No vendor fix or required action is stored. Compare the linked advisory before you change production.

Same product and reporting

Severity
Medium6.8
Known exploitation
Not in CISA/VulnCheck KEV
EPSS
0.13%
Remediation
Version ranges on file
Affected products
vendor Juniper Networks Junos OS 0 <21.2R3-S10

An Incorrect Permission Assignment for Critical Resource vulnerability in the Juniper DHCP daemon (jdhcpd) of Juniper Networks Junos OS and Junos OS Evolved allows a local, low-privileged user to write to the Unix socket used to manage the jdhcpd process, resulting in complete control over the resource. This vulnerability allows any low-privileged user logged into the system to connect to the Unix socket and issue commands to manage the DHCP service, in essence, taking administrative control of the local DHCP server or DHCP relay. This issue affects: Junos OS: * all versions before 21.2R3-S10,

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  • vendor Juniper Networks Junos OS 0 <21.2R3-S100 <21.2R3-S10

How to fix CVE-2025-59961

What to do

Three questions, each answered from this record only. Confirm the vendor advisory before you patch.

Should you patch?

No confirmed exploitation is on record for CVE-2025-59961. EPSS is 0.13%. Act only if a listed version of Juniper Networks Junos OS is installed.

Which versions are affected?

Compare what you have installed with Juniper Networks Junos OS 0 <21.2R3-S10 0 <21.2R3-S10. Compare the installed version with the linked vendor advisory before you change production.

What should an analyst verify?

No weakness class is stored. EPSS 0.13%. There is no CISA KEV listing. No Exploit-DB or Metasploit reference is linked. Use the source links for the original advisory.

Technology hubs

Juniper Junos OS security

Code

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No public source repository is identified for this product.

Timeline

Detection, updates, and resolution for this record.

  1. Jan 15, 2026 · EUVD

    Detected

    An Incorrect Permission Assignment for Critical Resource vulnerability in the Juniper DHCP daemon (jdhcpd) of Juniper Networks Junos OS and Junos OS Evolved allows a local, low-privileged user to write to the Unix socket used to manage the jdhcpd process, resulting in complete control over the resource. This vulnerability allows any low-privileged user logged into the system to connect to the Unix

  2. Jan 15, 2026 · EUVD

    Updated

    An Incorrect Permission Assignment for Critical Resource vulnerability in the Juniper DHCP daemon (jdhcpd) of Juniper Networks Junos OS and Junos OS Evolved allows a local, low-privileged user to write to the Unix socket used to manage the jdhcpd process, resulting in complete control over the resource. This vulnerability allows any low-privileged user logged into the system to connect to the Unix

Sources

  • CVE.orgVulnerability recordCVE-2025-59961

    Official CVE identifier

    cve.org
  • FIRST EPSSExploitation probabilityCVE-2025-59961

    30-day exploitation probability 0.13%

    first.org
  • EUVDVulnerability recordEUVD-2026-2702

    An Incorrect Permission Assignment for Critical Resource vulnerability in the Juniper DHCP daemon (jdhcpd) of Juniper Networks Junos OS and Junos OS Evolved allows a local, low-privileged user to write to the Unix socket used to manage the jdhcpd process, resulting in complete co

    euvd.enisa.europa.eu

References

Freshness

Last verified in this catalog Oct 30, 2026. Significant claims (KEV, EPSS, CVSS, affected ranges) come from the source rows above — open the original publisher for the authoritative advisory.

  • CVE.orgOct 30, 2026
  • FIRST EPSSOct 30, 2026
  • EUVDOct 30, 2026