Affects widely deployed Juniper routing software; allows remote root code execution via BGP/EVPN peers, risking major network/service disruption.
CVE-2026-101982
Remote root code execution via crafted EVPN-VPWS BGP routes in Juniper rpd
Is CVE-2026-101982 being exploited?
Not confirmed. CVE-2026-101982 does not appear in CISA's Known Exploited Vulnerabilities catalog, which records only exploitation that has been observed and reported publicly. That is evidence of absence of a report, not evidence the flaw is unattacked.
How severe is CVE-2026-101982?
CVE-2026-101982 is rated Critical with a CVSS score of 9.3. Severity describes how bad exploitation would be, not how likely it is: pair it with exploitation evidence before deciding what to patch first.
Is there a patch for CVE-2026-101982?
Not known from our data. No patch reference has been recorded for CVE-2026-101982, which is not the same as no patch existing — a fix may have shipped without a tagged reference, or after this record was written. The vendor advisory is the only authority on whether a fix exists, and mitigations may be available regardless.
What does CVE-2026-101982 affect?
CVE-2026-101982 affects Juniper Junos OS (rpd), Juniper Junos OS Evolved (rpd), Juniper routers/switches running affected Junos versions. Confirm the exact affected versions against the vendor advisory before deciding you are exposed.
What should I do about CVE-2026-101982?
Apply vendor advisory fixes/mitigations and restrict or unpeer untrusted BGP/EVPN neighbors.
Exploitation status reflects CISA's KEV catalog as we last synced it. Check the catalog directly.
A configured BGP/EVPN peer can send crafted EVPN‑VPWS routes to trigger a stack buffer overflow, crashing rpd or achieving remote root code execution.
Immediate action required
- affected< 23.2R2-S7.7
- affected>= 23.4 and < 23.4R2-S8.13
- affected>= 24.2 and < 24.2R2-S5.5
- affected>= 24.4 and < 24.4R2-S5
- affected>= 25.2 and < 25.2R2-S2
- affected>= 25.4 and < 25.4R1-S3
- affected>= 26.2 and < 26.2R1-S2
- affected< 23.2R2-S7.7-EVO
- affected>= 23.4 and < 23.4R2-S8.11-EVO
- affected>= 24.2 and < 24.2R2-S5.6-EVO
- affected>= 24.4 and < 24.4R2-S5-EVO
- affected>= 25.2 and < 25.2R2-S2-EVO
- affected>= 25.4 and < 25.4R1-S3-EVO
- affected>= 26.2 and < 26.2R1-S2-EVO
- affected23.4X100
- affected>= 25.2X100 and < 25.2X100-D35-EVO
- affected>= 25.4X300 and < 25.4X300-D40-EVO
As published in the CVE Program record. A version outside these ranges is not a statement that it is unaffected — vendors sometimes understate a range, and distribution-backported builds carry upstream numbers that do not reflect what was patched into them.