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Affects Juniper Junos routing daemon (widely deployed network infrastructure); can cause routing outages and broad network disruption.

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CVE-2026-102183

8.7
High
EPSS n/aOct 17, 2026

Malformed BGP EVPN NLRI can crash Juniper rpd

common questions

Is CVE-2026-102183 being exploited?

Not confirmed. CVE-2026-102183 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-2026-102183?

CVE-2026-102183 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-2026-102183?

Not known from our data. No patch reference has been recorded for CVE-2026-102183, 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-2026-102183 affect?

CVE-2026-102183 affects Juniper Junos OS, Juniper 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-2026-102183?

Apply Juniper mitigations, restrict/validate EVPN peers, implement BGP session filters, patch ASAP when released.

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

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

A configured BGP EVPN peer can send a malformed NLRI to crash rpd, causing routing outages and traffic disruption.

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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