Vulnerability · CVE-2026-33797
An Improper Input Validation vulnerability in Juniper Networks Junos OS and Junos OS Evolved allows an unauthenticated, adjacent attacker, sending a specific genuine B…
Published Apr 9, 2026 · catalog updated Jun 17, 2026 · the affected product
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No confirmed exploitation is on record for CVE-2026-33797. EPSS is 0.27%. 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.
- Severity
- High7.1
- Known exploitation
- Not in CISA/VulnCheck KEV
- EPSS
- 0.27%
- Remediation
- Advisory link
- Affected products
- cpe juniper/junos · cpe juniper/junos os evolved
An Improper Input Validation vulnerability in Juniper Networks Junos OS and Junos OS Evolved allows an unauthenticated, adjacent attacker, sending a specific genuine BGP packet in an already established BGP session to reset only that session causing a Denial of Service (DoS). An attacker repeatedly sending the packet will sustain the Denial of Service (DoS).This issue affects Junos OS: * 25.2 versions before 25.2R2 This issue does not affect Junos OS versions before 25.2R1. This issue affects Junos OS Evolved: * 25.2-EVO versions before 25.2R2-EVO This issue does not affect Junos OS Evolved versions before 25.2R1-EVO. eBGP and iBGP are affected. IPv4 and IPv6 are affected.
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- cpe juniper/junos25.2
- cpe juniper/junos os evolved25.2
How to fix CVE-2026-33797
Recommended remediation
A patch or advisory reference is linked. Open the original publisher for availability by product version.
Official advisories
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-2026-33797. EPSS is 0.27%. Act only if a listed version of the affected product is installed.
Which versions are affected?
Compare what you have installed with juniper/junos os evolved 25.2. Compare the installed version with the linked vendor advisory before you change production.
What should an analyst verify?
CWE-20: Improper Input Validation. 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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Timeline
Detection, updates, and resolution for this record.
Apr 9, 2026 · NIST NVD
Detected
An Improper Input Validation vulnerability in Juniper Networks Junos OS and Junos OS Evolved allows an unauthenticated, adjacent attacker, sending a specific genuine BGP packet in an already established BGP session to reset only that session causing a Denial of Service (DoS). An attacker repeatedly sending the packet will sustain the Denial of Service (DoS).This issue affects Junos OS: * 25.2 vers
Jun 17, 2026 · NIST NVD
Updated
An Improper Input Validation vulnerability in Juniper Networks Junos OS and Junos OS Evolved allows an unauthenticated, adjacent attacker, sending a specific genuine BGP packet in an already established BGP session to reset only that session causing a Denial of Service (DoS). An attacker repeatedly sending the packet will sustain the Denial of Service (DoS).This issue affects Junos OS: * 25.2 vers
Sources
- CVE.orgVulnerability recordCVE-2026-33797
Official CVE identifier
cve.org - FIRST EPSSExploitation probabilityCVE-2026-33797
30-day exploitation probability 0.3%
first.org - NIST NVDVulnerability recordCVE-2026-33797
An Improper Input Validation vulnerability in Juniper Networks Junos OS and Junos OS Evolved allows an unauthenticated, adjacent attacker, sending a specific genuine BGP packet in an already established BGP session to reset only that session causing a Denial of Service (DoS). An
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.