CVE-2022-22213 | Junos OS and Junos OS Evolved: Denial of Service (DoS) vulnerability in RPD upon receipt of specific BGP update

A vulnerability in Handling of Undefined Values in the routing protocol daemon (RPD) process of Juniper Networks Junos OS and Junos OS Evolved may allow an unauthenticated network-based attacker to crash the RPD process by sending a specific BGP update while the system is under heavy load, leading to a Denial of Service (DoS). Continued receipt and processing of this packet will create a sustained Denial of Service (DoS) condition. Malicious exploitation of this issue requires a very specific combination of load, timing, and configuration of the vulnerable system which is beyond the direct control of the attacker. Internal reproduction has only been possible through artificially created load and specially instrumented source code. Systems are only vulnerable to this issue if BGP multipath is enabled. Routers not configured for BGP multipath are not vulnerable to this issue. This issue affects: Juniper Networks Junos OS: 21.1 versions prior to 21.1R3-S1; 21.2 versions prior to 21.2R2-S2, 21.2R3; 21.3 versions prior to 21.3R2, 21.3R3; 21.4 versions prior to 21.4R1-S1, 21.4R2. Juniper Networks Junos OS Evolved: 21.1 versions prior to 21.1R3-S1-EVO; 21.2 version 21.2R1-EVO and later versions; 21.3 versions prior to 21.3R3-EVO; 21.4 versions prior to 21.4R1-S1-EVO, 21.4R2-EVO. This issue does not affect: Juniper Networks Junos OS versions prior to 21.1. Juniper Networks Junos OS Evolved versions prior to 21.1-EVO.

Published: 2022-07-20 Last update: 2024-11-21 Assigner: [email protected] Source: [email protected]

Conclusion & alert: CVE-2022-22213 is rated Moderate Risk (41.3/100): CVSS Medium severity, with medium exploitation likelihood (EPSS 0.28%). Mandatory action: Review affected assets and schedule remediation.

Risk is dynamic; we continuously reassess and refresh what is shown on this page as upstream context changes.

Exploit prediction scoring system (EPSS) score for CVE-2022-22213

EPSS lead: Daily EPSS estimates relative likelihood of exploitation; percentile ranks this CVE among scored vulnerabilities (higher = more severe relative rank).

# Date Old EPSS score New EPSS score Delta (New - Old)
1 2025-09-14 0.39% 0.28% -0.11%
2 2025-07-27 0.18% 0.39% +0.21%
3 2025-04-14 0.18%

Full EPSS history (8 records total)

Common vulnerability scoring system (CVSS) metrics for CVE-2022-22213

CVSS metrics for this CVE.

Base score Version Severity Vector Exploitability Impact Score source
5.9 3.1 MEDIUM
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H Click to expand
Attack vector (AV:N)
Could be attacked over the internet or any normal routed network—not just someone sitting at the machine.
Attack complexity (AC:H)
Even with access, the exploit needs extra luck, timing, or a fussy environment to actually work.
Privileges required (PR:N)
No account or special rights needed—anonymous or random user is enough.
User interaction (UI:N)
Nobody has to click “OK” or open a trap file; it can work without a victim helping.
Scope (S:U)
Damage stays in the same “trust bubble” as the broken component—no big spill into unrelated systems.
Confidentiality (C:N)
Doesn’t really leak secrets in a meaningful way.
Integrity (I:N)
Data isn’t meaningfully altered or forged.
Availability (A:H)
Could take the service down hard or make it unusable for people who depend on it.
2.2 3.6 [email protected]
5.9 3.1 MEDIUM
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H Click to expand
Attack vector (AV:N)
Could be attacked over the internet or any normal routed network—not just someone sitting at the machine.
Attack complexity (AC:H)
Even with access, the exploit needs extra luck, timing, or a fussy environment to actually work.
Privileges required (PR:N)
No account or special rights needed—anonymous or random user is enough.
User interaction (UI:N)
Nobody has to click “OK” or open a trap file; it can work without a victim helping.
Scope (S:U)
Damage stays in the same “trust bubble” as the broken component—no big spill into unrelated systems.
Confidentiality (C:N)
Doesn’t really leak secrets in a meaningful way.
Integrity (I:N)
Data isn’t meaningfully altered or forged.
Availability (A:H)
Could take the service down hard or make it unusable for people who depend on it.
2.2 3.6 [email protected]

Weakness enumeration for CVE-2022-22213

Affected software / configurations for CVE-2022-22213

Vendor Product Version Raw CPE
juniper junos 21.1 cpe:2.3:o:juniper:junos:21.1:-:*:*:*:*:*:*
juniper junos 21.1 cpe:2.3:o:juniper:junos:21.1:r1:*:*:*:*:*:*
juniper junos 21.1 cpe:2.3:o:juniper:junos:21.1:r1-s1:*:*:*:*:*:*
juniper junos 21.1 cpe:2.3:o:juniper:junos:21.1:r2:*:*:*:*:*:*
juniper junos 21.1 cpe:2.3:o:juniper:junos:21.1:r2-s1:*:*:*:*:*:*
juniper junos 21.1 cpe:2.3:o:juniper:junos:21.1:r2-s2:*:*:*:*:*:*
juniper junos 21.1 cpe:2.3:o:juniper:junos:21.1:r3:*:*:*:*:*:*
juniper junos 21.2 cpe:2.3:o:juniper:junos:21.2:-:*:*:*:*:*:*
juniper junos 21.2 cpe:2.3:o:juniper:junos:21.2:r1:*:*:*:*:*:*
juniper junos 21.2 cpe:2.3:o:juniper:junos:21.2:r1-s1:*:*:*:*:*:*
juniper junos 21.2 cpe:2.3:o:juniper:junos:21.2:r1-s2:*:*:*:*:*:*
juniper junos 21.2 cpe:2.3:o:juniper:junos:21.2:r2:*:*:*:*:*:*
juniper junos 21.2 cpe:2.3:o:juniper:junos:21.2:r2-s1:*:*:*:*:*:*
juniper junos 21.2 cpe:2.3:o:juniper:junos:21.2:r2-s2:*:*:*:*:*:*
juniper junos 21.3 cpe:2.3:o:juniper:junos:21.3:-:*:*:*:*:*:*
juniper junos 21.3 cpe:2.3:o:juniper:junos:21.3:r1:*:*:*:*:*:*
juniper junos 21.3 cpe:2.3:o:juniper:junos:21.3:r1-s1:*:*:*:*:*:*
juniper junos 21.3 cpe:2.3:o:juniper:junos:21.3:r1-s2:*:*:*:*:*:*
juniper junos 21.3 cpe:2.3:o:juniper:junos:21.3:r2:*:*:*:*:*:*
juniper junos 21.4 cpe:2.3:o:juniper:junos:21.4:-:*:*:*:*:*:*
juniper junos 21.4 cpe:2.3:o:juniper:junos:21.4:r1:*:*:*:*:*:*
juniper junos 21.4 cpe:2.3:o:juniper:junos:21.4:r1-s1:*:*:*:*:*:*
juniper junos_os_evolved 21.1 cpe:2.3:o:juniper:junos_os_evolved:21.1:-:*:*:*:*:*:*
juniper junos_os_evolved 21.1 cpe:2.3:o:juniper:junos_os_evolved:21.1:r1:*:*:*:*:*:*
juniper junos_os_evolved 21.1 cpe:2.3:o:juniper:junos_os_evolved:21.1:r1-s1:*:*:*:*:*:*
juniper junos_os_evolved 21.1 cpe:2.3:o:juniper:junos_os_evolved:21.1:r2:*:*:*:*:*:*
juniper junos_os_evolved 21.1 cpe:2.3:o:juniper:junos_os_evolved:21.1:r3:*:*:*:*:*:*
juniper junos_os_evolved 21.2 cpe:2.3:o:juniper:junos_os_evolved:21.2:-:*:*:*:*:*:*
juniper junos_os_evolved 21.2 cpe:2.3:o:juniper:junos_os_evolved:21.2:r1:*:*:*:*:*:*
juniper junos_os_evolved 21.2 cpe:2.3:o:juniper:junos_os_evolved:21.2:r1-s1:*:*:*:*:*:*
juniper junos_os_evolved 21.2 cpe:2.3:o:juniper:junos_os_evolved:21.2:r1-s2:*:*:*:*:*:*
juniper junos_os_evolved 21.2 cpe:2.3:o:juniper:junos_os_evolved:21.2:r2:*:*:*:*:*:*
juniper junos_os_evolved 21.2 cpe:2.3:o:juniper:junos_os_evolved:21.2:r2-s1:*:*:*:*:*:*
juniper junos_os_evolved 21.2 cpe:2.3:o:juniper:junos_os_evolved:21.2:r2-s2:*:*:*:*:*:*
juniper junos_os_evolved 21.2 cpe:2.3:o:juniper:junos_os_evolved:21.2:r3:*:*:*:*:*:*
juniper junos_os_evolved 21.3 cpe:2.3:o:juniper:junos_os_evolved:21.3:-:*:*:*:*:*:*
juniper junos_os_evolved 21.3 cpe:2.3:o:juniper:junos_os_evolved:21.3:r1:*:*:*:*:*:*
juniper junos_os_evolved 21.3 cpe:2.3:o:juniper:junos_os_evolved:21.3:r1-s1:*:*:*:*:*:*
juniper junos_os_evolved 21.3 cpe:2.3:o:juniper:junos_os_evolved:21.3:r2:*:*:*:*:*:*
juniper junos_os_evolved 21.4 cpe:2.3:o:juniper:junos_os_evolved:21.4:-:*:*:*:*:*:*
juniper junos_os_evolved 21.4 cpe:2.3:o:juniper:junos_os_evolved:21.4:r1:*:*:*:*:*:*

References for CVE-2022-22213

URL Tags
https://kb.juniper.net/JSA69717 Vendor Advisory
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