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Vulnerability · CVE-2026-101988

Junos OS and Junos OS Evolved: An unauthenticated adjacent attacker causes an rpd crash when LDP is enabled

Published Oct 14, 2026 · catalog updated Oct 15, 2026 · Juniper Networks Junos OS

Check if you run it

No confirmed exploitation is on record for CVE-2026-101988. EPSS is 0.27%. Act only if a listed version of Juniper Networks Junos OS is installed.

Gaps on this record

  • No version range is stored. A customer cannot check an installed version against this record.
  • No vendor fix or required action is stored. Compare the linked advisory before you change production.
Severity
High7.1
Known exploitation
Not in CISA/VulnCheck KEV
EPSS
0.27%
Remediation
Not established
Affected products
vendor Juniper Networks Junos OS · vendor Juniper Networks Junos OS Evolved

A NULL Pointer Dereference vulnerability in the routing protocol daemon (rpd) of Juniper Networks Junos OS and Junos OS Evolved allows an unauthenticated adjacent attacker to cause a denial of service via LDP messages received over an operational LDP session.

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  • vendor Juniper Networks Junos OSversion unspecified
  • vendor Juniper Networks Junos OS Evolvedversion unspecified

How to fix CVE-2026-101988

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-2026-101988. EPSS is 0.27%. Act only if a listed version of Juniper Networks Junos OS is installed.

Which versions are affected?

Affected version ranges are not on this record. Compare the installed version with the linked vendor advisory before you change production.

What should an analyst verify?

CWE-476: NULL Pointer Dereference. EPSS 0.27%. There is no CISA KEV listing. No Exploit-DB or Metasploit reference is linked. Use the source links for the original advisory.

Code

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No public source repository is identified for this product.

Timeline

Detection, updates, and resolution for this record.

  1. Oct 14, 2026 · NIST NVD

    Detected

    A NULL Pointer Dereference vulnerability in the routing protocol daemon (rpd) of Juniper Networks Junos OS and Junos OS Evolved allows an unauthenticated adjacent attacker to cause a denial of service via LDP messages received over an operational LDP session.

  2. Oct 14, 2026 · NIST NVD

    Updated

    A NULL Pointer Dereference vulnerability in the routing protocol daemon (rpd) of Juniper Networks Junos OS and Junos OS Evolved allows an unauthenticated adjacent attacker to cause a denial of service via LDP messages received over an operational LDP session.

  3. Oct 15, 2026 · NIST NVD

    Updated

    A NULL Pointer Dereference vulnerability in the routing protocol daemon (rpd) of Juniper Networks Junos OS and Junos OS Evolved allows an unauthenticated adjacent attacker to cause a denial of service via LDP messages received over an operational LDP session.

Sources

  • CIRCL Vulnerability LookupVulnerability recordCVE-2026-101988

    A NULL Pointer Dereference vulnerability in the routing protocol daemon (rpd) of Juniper Networks Junos OS and Junos OS Evolved allows an unauthenticated adjacent attacker to cause a denial of service via LDP messages received over an operational LDP session.

    vulnerability.circl.lu
  • CVE.orgVulnerability recordCVE-2026-101988

    Official CVE identifier

    cve.org
  • FIRST EPSSExploitation probabilityCVE-2026-101988

    30-day exploitation probability 0.3%

    first.org
  • NIST NVDVulnerability recordCVE-2026-101988

    A NULL Pointer Dereference vulnerability in the routing protocol daemon (rpd) of Juniper Networks Junos OS and Junos OS Evolved allows an unauthenticated adjacent attacker to cause a denial of service via LDP messages received over an operational LDP session.

    nvd.nist.gov

References

Freshness

Last verified in this catalog Oct 18, 2026. Significant claims (KEV, EPSS, CVSS, affected ranges) come from the source rows above — open the original publisher for the authoritative advisory.