CVE-2023-28968 | Junos OS: SRX Series: Policies that rely on JDPI-Decoder actions may fail open

An Improperly Controlled Sequential Memory Allocation vulnerability in the Juniper Networks Deep Packet Inspection-Decoder (JDPI-Decoder) Application Signature component of Junos OS's AppID service on SRX Series devices will stop the JDPI-Decoder from identifying dynamic application traffic, allowing an unauthenticated network-based attacker to send traffic to the target device using the JDPI-Decoder, designed to inspect dynamic application traffic and take action upon this traffic, to instead begin to not take action and to pass the traffic through. An example session can be seen by running the following command and evaluating the output. user@device# run show security flow session source-prefix <address/mask> extensive Session ID: <session ID>, Status: Normal, State: Active Policy name: <name of policy> Dynamic application: junos:UNKNOWN, <<<<< LOOK HERE Please note, the JDPI-Decoder and the AppID SigPack are both affected and both must be upgraded along with the operating system to address the matter. By default, none of this is auto-enabled for automatic updates. This issue affects: Juniper Networks any version of the JDPI-Decoder Engine prior to version 5.7.0-47 with the JDPI-Decoder enabled using any version of the AppID SigPack prior to version 1.550.2-31 (SigPack 3533) on Junos OS on SRX Series: All versions prior to 19.1R3-S10; 19.2 versions prior to 19.2R3-S7; 19.3 versions prior to 19.3R3-S8; 19.4 versions prior to 19.4R3-S11; 20.1 version 20.1R1 and later versions prior to 20.2R3-S7; 20.3 version 20.3R1 and later versions prior to 20.4R3-S6; 21.1 versions prior to 21.1R3-S5; 21.2 versions prior to 21.2R3-S4; 21.3 versions prior to 21.3R3-S3; 21.4 versions prior to 21.4R3-S3; 22.1 versions prior to 22.1R3-S1; 22.2 versions prior to 22.2R2-S1, 22.2R3; 22.3 versions prior to 22.3R1-S2, 22.3R2;

Published: 2023-04-17 Last update: 2026-06-17 Assigner: [email protected] Source: [email protected]

Conclusion & alert: CVE-2023-28968 is rated Low Risk (36/100): CVSS Medium severity, with low exploitation likelihood (EPSS 0.56%). Mandatory action: Monitor for updates and reassess as exploit intelligence or EPSS changes.

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Exploit prediction scoring system (EPSS) score for CVE-2023-28968

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 2026-06-15 0.47% 0.56% +0.09%
2 2026-04-19 0.26% 0.47% +0.21%
3 2026-01-10 0.26%

Full EPSS history (8 records total)

Common vulnerability scoring system (CVSS) metrics for CVE-2023-28968

CVSS metrics for this CVE.

Base score Version Severity Vector Exploitability Impact Score source
5.3 3.1 MEDIUM
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:L/A:N 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:L)
Once they can reach the bug, pulling it off is straightforward—no weird race conditions or rare setup.
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:L)
Attackers could change some data, but it’s limited—not everything goes.
Availability (A:N)
Service keeps running; no real outage angle.
3.9 1.4 [email protected]

Weakness enumeration for CVE-2023-28968

Affected software / configurations for CVE-2023-28968

Vendor Product Version Raw CPE
juniper appid_service_sigpack < 1.550.2-31 cpe:2.3:a:juniper:appid_service_sigpack:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
juniper jdpi-decoder_engine < 5.7.0-47 cpe:2.3:a:juniper:jdpi-decoder_engine:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
juniper junos 19.1 cpe:2.3:o:juniper:junos:19.1:-:*:*:*:*:*:*
juniper junos 19.1 cpe:2.3:o:juniper:junos:19.1:r1:*:*:*:*:*:*
juniper junos 19.1 cpe:2.3:o:juniper:junos:19.1:r1-s1:*:*:*:*:*:*
juniper junos 19.1 cpe:2.3:o:juniper:junos:19.1:r1-s2:*:*:*:*:*:*
juniper junos 19.1 cpe:2.3:o:juniper:junos:19.1:r1-s3:*:*:*:*:*:*
juniper junos 19.1 cpe:2.3:o:juniper:junos:19.1:r1-s4:*:*:*:*:*:*
juniper junos 19.1 cpe:2.3:o:juniper:junos:19.1:r1-s5:*:*:*:*:*:*
juniper junos 19.1 cpe:2.3:o:juniper:junos:19.1:r1-s6:*:*:*:*:*:*
juniper junos 19.1 cpe:2.3:o:juniper:junos:19.1:r2:*:*:*:*:*:*
juniper junos 19.1 cpe:2.3:o:juniper:junos:19.1:r2-s1:*:*:*:*:*:*
juniper junos 19.1 cpe:2.3:o:juniper:junos:19.1:r2-s2:*:*:*:*:*:*
juniper junos 19.1 cpe:2.3:o:juniper:junos:19.1:r2-s3:*:*:*:*:*:*
juniper junos 19.1 cpe:2.3:o:juniper:junos:19.1:r3:*:*:*:*:*:*
juniper junos 19.1 cpe:2.3:o:juniper:junos:19.1:r3-s1:*:*:*:*:*:*
juniper junos 19.1 cpe:2.3:o:juniper:junos:19.1:r3-s2:*:*:*:*:*:*
juniper junos 19.1 cpe:2.3:o:juniper:junos:19.1:r3-s3:*:*:*:*:*:*
juniper junos 19.1 cpe:2.3:o:juniper:junos:19.1:r3-s4:*:*:*:*:*:*
juniper junos 19.1 cpe:2.3:o:juniper:junos:19.1:r3-s5:*:*:*:*:*:*
juniper junos 19.1 cpe:2.3:o:juniper:junos:19.1:r3-s6:*:*:*:*:*:*
juniper junos 19.1 cpe:2.3:o:juniper:junos:19.1:r3-s7:*:*:*:*:*:*
juniper junos 19.1 cpe:2.3:o:juniper:junos:19.1:r3-s8:*:*:*:*:*:*
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juniper junos 19.2 cpe:2.3:o:juniper:junos:19.2:r1-s1:*:*:*:*:*:*
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juniper junos 19.2 cpe:2.3:o:juniper:junos:19.2:r1-s3:*:*:*:*:*:*
juniper junos 19.2 cpe:2.3:o:juniper:junos:19.2:r1-s4:*:*:*:*:*:*
juniper junos 19.2 cpe:2.3:o:juniper:junos:19.2:r1-s5:*:*:*:*:*:*
juniper junos 19.2 cpe:2.3:o:juniper:junos:19.2:r1-s6:*:*:*:*:*:*
juniper junos 19.2 cpe:2.3:o:juniper:junos:19.2:r1-s7:*:*:*:*:*:*
juniper junos 19.2 cpe:2.3:o:juniper:junos:19.2:r1-s8:*:*:*:*:*:*
juniper junos 19.2 cpe:2.3:o:juniper:junos:19.2:r1-s9:*:*:*:*:*:*
juniper junos 19.2 cpe:2.3:o:juniper:junos:19.2:r2:*:*:*:*:*:*
juniper junos 19.2 cpe:2.3:o:juniper:junos:19.2:r2-s1:*:*:*:*:*:*
juniper junos 19.2 cpe:2.3:o:juniper:junos:19.2:r3:*:*:*:*:*:*
juniper junos 19.2 cpe:2.3:o:juniper:junos:19.2:r3-s1:*:*:*:*:*:*
juniper junos 19.2 cpe:2.3:o:juniper:junos:19.2:r3-s2:*:*:*:*:*:*
juniper junos 19.2 cpe:2.3:o:juniper:junos:19.2:r3-s3:*:*:*:*:*:*
juniper junos 19.2 cpe:2.3:o:juniper:junos:19.2:r3-s4:*:*:*:*:*:*
juniper junos 19.2 cpe:2.3:o:juniper:junos:19.2:r3-s5:*:*:*:*:*:*
juniper junos 19.2 cpe:2.3:o:juniper:junos:19.2:r3-s6:*:*:*:*:*:*
juniper junos 19.3 cpe:2.3:o:juniper:junos:19.3:-:*:*:*:*:*:*
juniper junos 19.3 cpe:2.3:o:juniper:junos:19.3:r1:*:*:*:*:*:*
juniper junos 19.3 cpe:2.3:o:juniper:junos:19.3:r1-s1:*:*:*:*:*:*
juniper junos 19.3 cpe:2.3:o:juniper:junos:19.3:r2:*:*:*:*:*:*
juniper junos 19.3 cpe:2.3:o:juniper:junos:19.3:r2-s1:*:*:*:*:*:*
juniper junos 19.3 cpe:2.3:o:juniper:junos:19.3:r2-s2:*:*:*:*:*:*
juniper junos 19.3 cpe:2.3:o:juniper:junos:19.3:r2-s3:*:*:*:*:*:*
juniper junos 19.3 cpe:2.3:o:juniper:junos:19.3:r2-s4:*:*:*:*:*:*
juniper junos 19.3 cpe:2.3:o:juniper:junos:19.3:r2-s5:*:*:*:*:*:*
juniper junos 19.3 cpe:2.3:o:juniper:junos:19.3:r2-s6:*:*:*:*:*:*
juniper junos 19.3 cpe:2.3:o:juniper:junos:19.3:r2-s7:*:*:*:*:*:*
juniper junos 19.3 cpe:2.3:o:juniper:junos:19.3:r3:*:*:*:*:*:*
juniper junos 19.3 cpe:2.3:o:juniper:junos:19.3:r3-s1:*:*:*:*:*:*
juniper junos 19.3 cpe:2.3:o:juniper:junos:19.3:r3-s2:*:*:*:*:*:*
juniper junos 19.3 cpe:2.3:o:juniper:junos:19.3:r3-s3:*:*:*:*:*:*
juniper junos 19.3 cpe:2.3:o:juniper:junos:19.3:r3-s4:*:*:*:*:*:*
juniper junos 19.3 cpe:2.3:o:juniper:junos:19.3:r3-s5:*:*:*:*:*:*
juniper junos 19.3 cpe:2.3:o:juniper:junos:19.3:r3-s6:*:*:*:*:*:*
juniper junos 19.3 cpe:2.3:o:juniper:junos:19.3:r3-s7:*:*:*:*:*:*
juniper junos 19.4 cpe:2.3:o:juniper:junos:19.4:-:*:*:*:*:*:*
juniper junos 19.4 cpe:2.3:o:juniper:junos:19.4:r1:*:*:*:*:*:*
juniper junos 19.4 cpe:2.3:o:juniper:junos:19.4:r1-s1:*:*:*:*:*:*
juniper junos 19.4 cpe:2.3:o:juniper:junos:19.4:r1-s2:*:*:*:*:*:*
juniper junos 19.4 cpe:2.3:o:juniper:junos:19.4:r1-s3:*:*:*:*:*:*
juniper junos 19.4 cpe:2.3:o:juniper:junos:19.4:r1-s4:*:*:*:*:*:*
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juniper junos 19.4 cpe:2.3:o:juniper:junos:19.4:r2-s1:*:*:*:*:*:*
juniper junos 19.4 cpe:2.3:o:juniper:junos:19.4:r2-s2:*:*:*:*:*:*
juniper junos 19.4 cpe:2.3:o:juniper:junos:19.4:r2-s3:*:*:*:*:*:*
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References for CVE-2023-28968

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