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Impacts Juniper Junos routing daemon used across enterprise networks; can cause routing outages and widespread disruption if exploited.

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CVE-2026-102028

8.7
High
EPSS 0.55%Patch availableOct 17, 2026

Remote BGP peer can crash Junos rpd causing routing DoS

common questions

Is CVE-2026-102028 being exploited?

Not confirmed. CVE-2026-102028 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. EPSS currently estimates a 0.55% probability of exploitation in the next 30 days.

How severe is CVE-2026-102028?

CVE-2026-102028 is rated High with a CVSS score of 8.7. 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-2026-102028?

Yes. A fix has been recorded for CVE-2026-102028. The vendor advisory is the authority on the exact fixed version — apply it from there rather than from a summary.

What does CVE-2026-102028 affect?

CVE-2026-102028 affects Juniper Junos OS, Junos OS Evolved, rpd (routing protocol daemon). Confirm the exact affected versions against the vendor advisory before deciding you are exposed.

What should I do about CVE-2026-102028?

Apply Juniper JSA112187 updates; restrict and monitor BGP peers; apply vendor mitigations.

Exploitation status reflects CISA's KEV catalog as we last synced it. Check the catalog directly.

executive summary
technical analysis
affected
Juniper Junos OSJunos OS Evolvedrpd (routing protocol daemon)
impact

Remote BGP peer can trigger a NULL-pointer crash in rpd via crafted UPDATEs, causing routing daemon outage and traffic interruption.

action required

Immediate action required

affected versions
Juniper Networks Junos OS
  • 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
Juniper Networks Junos OS Evolved
  • 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.

how to fix
Remediation steps are tailored for users whose stack is affected. Add this technology to your stack to see the fix checklist.
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