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Affects widely deployed Juniper SRX firewalls; unauthenticated root-level config compromise can fully breach network infrastructure and disrupt operations.

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CVE-2026-102037

9.2
Critical
EPSS 0.48%Oct 17, 2026

Unauthenticated XML injection enables root config takeover on Juniper SRX (utmd).

common questions

Is CVE-2026-102037 being exploited?

Not confirmed. CVE-2026-102037 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 0.48% probability of exploitation in the next 30 days.

How severe is CVE-2026-102037?

CVE-2026-102037 is rated Critical with a CVSS score of 9.2. 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-2026-102037?

Not known from our data. No patch reference has been recorded for CVE-2026-102037, 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-2026-102037 affect?

CVE-2026-102037 affects Juniper SRX Series (Junos OS) — utmd (Unified Threat Management daemon), Junos OS (SRX UTM feature). Confirm the exact affected versions against the vendor advisory before deciding you are exposed.

What should I do about CVE-2026-102037?

Apply vendor update ASAP; disable/isolate custom URL feeds and audit SRX configs.

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

executive summary
technical analysis
affected
Juniper SRX Series (Junos OS) — utmd (Unified Threat Management daemon)Junos OS (SRX UTM feature)
impact

Unauthenticated remote attacker can inject XML via a malicious URL-feed response to commit arbitrary device configuration as root, enabling full device compromise.

action required

Immediate action required

affected versions
Juniper Networks Junos OS
  • 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

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
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