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Vulnerability · CVE-2026-33793

An Execution with Unnecessary Privileges vulnerability in the User Interface (UI) of Juniper Networks Junos OS and Junos OS Evolved allows a local, low-privileged atta…

Published Apr 9, 2026 · catalog updated Jun 17, 2026 · the affected product

Last checked Oct 28, 2026. A connected source was read within the last 7 days.

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No confirmed exploitation is on record for CVE-2026-33793. EPSS is 0.16%. Act only if a listed version of the affected product is installed.

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

Same product and reporting

Severity
High8.5
Known exploitation
Not in CISA/VulnCheck KEV
EPSS
0.16%
Remediation
Not established
Affected products
cpe juniper/junos · cpe juniper/junos os evolved

An Execution with Unnecessary Privileges vulnerability in the User Interface (UI) of Juniper Networks Junos OS and Junos OS Evolved allows a local, low-privileged attacker to gain root privileges, thus compromising the system. When a configuration that allows unsigned Python op scripts is present on the device, a non-root user is able to execute malicious op scripts as a root-equivalent user, leading to privilege escalation. This issue affects Junos OS: * All versions before 22.4R3-S7, * from 23.2 before 23.2R2-S4, * from 23.4 before 23.4R2-S6, * from 24.2 before 24.2R1-S2, 24.2R2, * from 24.4 before 24.4R1-S2, 24.4R2; Junos OS Evolved: * All versions before 22.4R3-S7-EVO, * from 23.2 before 23.2R2-S4-EVO, * from 23.4 before 23.4R2-S6-EVO, * from 24.2 before 24.2R2-EVO, * from 24.4 before 24.4R1-S1-EVO, 24.4R2-EVO.

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  • cpe juniper/junos22.4
  • cpe juniper/junos os evolvedversion unspecified

How to fix CVE-2026-33793

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-2026-33793. EPSS is 0.16%. Act only if a listed version of the affected product is installed.

Which versions are affected?

Compare what you have installed with 22.4. Compare the installed version with the linked vendor advisory before you change production.

What should an analyst verify?

CWE-250: Execution with Unnecessary Privileges. EPSS 0.16%. 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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Timeline

Detection, updates, and resolution for this record.

  1. Apr 9, 2026 · NIST NVD

    Detected

    An Execution with Unnecessary Privileges vulnerability in the User Interface (UI) of Juniper Networks Junos OS and Junos OS Evolved allows a local, low-privileged attacker to gain root privileges, thus compromising the system. When a configuration that allows unsigned Python op scripts is present on the device, a non-root user is able to execute malicious op scripts as a root-equivalent user, lead

  2. Jun 17, 2026 · NIST NVD

    Updated

    An Execution with Unnecessary Privileges vulnerability in the User Interface (UI) of Juniper Networks Junos OS and Junos OS Evolved allows a local, low-privileged attacker to gain root privileges, thus compromising the system. When a configuration that allows unsigned Python op scripts is present on the device, a non-root user is able to execute malicious op scripts as a root-equivalent user, lead

Sources

  • CVE.orgVulnerability recordCVE-2026-33793

    Official CVE identifier

    cve.org
  • FIRST EPSSExploitation probabilityCVE-2026-33793

    30-day exploitation probability 0.16%

    first.org
  • NIST NVDVulnerability recordCVE-2026-33793

    An Execution with Unnecessary Privileges vulnerability in the User Interface (UI) of Juniper Networks Junos OS and Junos OS Evolved allows a local, low-privileged attacker to gain root privileges, thus compromising the system. When a configuration that allows unsigned Python op

    nvd.nist.gov

References

Freshness

Last verified in this catalog Oct 28, 2026. Significant claims (KEV, EPSS, CVSS, affected ranges) come from the source rows above — open the original publisher for the authoritative advisory.

  • FIRST EPSSOct 28, 2026
  • CVE.orgOct 16, 2026
  • NIST NVDOct 15, 2026