CVE-2025-52983 | Junos OS: After removing ssh public key authentication root can still log in

A UI Discrepancy for Security Feature vulnerability in the UI of Juniper Networks Junos OS on VM Host systems allows a network-based, unauthenticated attacker to access the device. On VM Host Routing Engines (RE), even if the configured public key for root has been removed, remote users which are in possession of the corresponding private key can still log in as root. This issue affects Junos OS: * all versions before 22.2R3-S7, * 22.4 versions before 22.4R3-S5, * 23.2 versions before 23.2R2-S3, * 23.4 versions before 23.4R2-S3, * 24.2 versions before 24.2R1-S2, 24.2R2.

Published: 2025-07-11 Last update: 2026-01-23 Assigner: [email protected] Source: [email protected]
NVD Status：Analyzed，CVE State: published
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CVE-2025-52983 is rated Moderate Risk (49.9/100): CVSS High severity, with low exploitation likelihood (EPSS 0.60%). Review affected assets and schedule remediation.

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Exploit prediction scoring system (EPSS) score for CVE-2025-52983

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 0.48% 0.60% +0.13%
2 2026-05-30 0.58% 0.48% -0.10%
3 2026-05-07 — 0.58% —

Full EPSS history (5 records total)

Common vulnerability scoring system (CVSS) metrics for CVE-2025-52983

CVSS metrics for this CVE.

Base score Version Severity Vector Exploitability Impact Score source
8.6 4.0 HIGH
CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:H/UI:N/VC:H/VI:H/VA:H/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N/E:X/CR:X/IR:X/AR:X/MAV:X/MAC:X/MAT:X/MPR:X/MUI:X/MVC:X/MVI:X/MVA:X/MSC:X/MSI:X/MSA:X/S:X/AU:X/R:U/V:X/RE:M/U:X Click to expand
Attack vector (AV:N)
Could be attacked over the internet or any normal routed network.
Attack complexity (AC:L)
Exploitation conditions are straightforward and stable.
Attack requirements (AT:N)
No additional preconditions are required beyond normal reachability.
Privileges required (PR:H)
High privileges are required.
User interaction (UI:N)
No user interaction is required.
Vulnerable system confidentiality impact (VC:H)
High confidentiality impact on the vulnerable system.
Vulnerable system integrity impact (VI:H)
High integrity impact on the vulnerable system.
Vulnerable system availability impact (VA:H)
High availability impact on the vulnerable system.
Subsequent system confidentiality impact (SC:N)
No confidentiality impact on subsequent systems.
Subsequent system integrity impact (SI:N)
No integrity impact on subsequent systems.
Subsequent system availability impact (SA:N)
No availability impact on subsequent systems.
Exploit maturity (threat) (E:X)
Not defined: no reliable threat intelligence; scoring assumes the worst case (equivalent to Attacked).
Confidentiality requirement (CR:X)
Not defined: insufficient information; scoring treats this like High (worst case).
Integrity requirement (IR:X)
Not defined: insufficient information; scoring treats this like High (worst case).
Availability requirement (AR:X)
Not defined: insufficient information; scoring treats this like High (worst case).
Modified attack vector (MAV:X)
Not defined: scoring uses the Base Attack Vector (AV).
Modified attack complexity (MAC:X)
Not defined: scoring uses the Base Attack Complexity (AC).
Modified attack requirements (MAT:X)
Not defined: scoring uses the Base Attack Requirements (AT).
Modified privileges required (MPR:X)
Not defined: scoring uses the Base Privileges Required (PR).
Modified user interaction (MUI:X)
Not defined: scoring uses the Base User Interaction (UI).
Modified vulnerable system confidentiality impact (MVC:X)
Not defined: scoring uses the Base VC metric.
Modified vulnerable system integrity impact (MVI:X)
Not defined: scoring uses the Base VI metric.
Modified vulnerable system availability impact (MVA:X)
Not defined: scoring uses the Base VA metric.
Modified subsequent system confidentiality impact (MSC:X)
Not defined: scoring uses the Base SC metric.
Modified subsequent system integrity impact (MSI:X)
Not defined: scoring uses the Base SI metric.
Modified subsequent system availability impact (MSA:X)
Not defined: scoring uses the Base SA metric.
Safety (supplemental) (S:X)
Not evaluated.
Automatable (supplemental) (AU:X)
Not evaluated.
Recovery (supplemental) (R:U)
User: manual user intervention is needed to recover services.
Value density (supplemental) (V:X)
Not evaluated.
Vulnerability response effort (supplemental) (RE:M)
Moderate effort (remote update, disable subsystem, simple upgrade with minor service impact).
Provider urgency (supplemental) (U:X)
Not evaluated.
 — — [email protected]
7.2 3.1 HIGH
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:H/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/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:L)
Once they can reach the bug, pulling it off is straightforward—no weird race conditions or rare setup.
Privileges required (PR:H)
They need powerful rights—admin, root, or similar—before this pays off.
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:H)
Serious risk that confidential data gets exposed in a big way.
Integrity (I:H)
They could widely tamper with or forge data—trust in the data is badly hurt.
Availability (A:H)
Could take the service down hard or make it unusable for people who depend on it.
 1.2 5.9 [email protected]

Weakness enumeration for CVE-2025-52983

Affected software / configurations for CVE-2025-52983

Vendor Product Version Raw CPE
juniper junos < 22.2 cpe:2.3:o:juniper:junos:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
juniper junos 22.2 cpe:2.3:o:juniper:junos:22.2:-:*:*:*:*:*:*
juniper junos 22.2 cpe:2.3:o:juniper:junos:22.2:r1:*:*:*:*:*:*
juniper junos 22.2 cpe:2.3:o:juniper:junos:22.2:r1-s1:*:*:*:*:*:*
juniper junos 22.2 cpe:2.3:o:juniper:junos:22.2:r1-s2:*:*:*:*:*:*
juniper junos 22.2 cpe:2.3:o:juniper:junos:22.2:r2:*:*:*:*:*:*
juniper junos 22.2 cpe:2.3:o:juniper:junos:22.2:r2-s1:*:*:*:*:*:*
juniper junos 22.2 cpe:2.3:o:juniper:junos:22.2:r2-s2:*:*:*:*:*:*
juniper junos 22.2 cpe:2.3:o:juniper:junos:22.2:r3:*:*:*:*:*:*
juniper junos 22.2 cpe:2.3:o:juniper:junos:22.2:r3-s1:*:*:*:*:*:*
juniper junos 22.2 cpe:2.3:o:juniper:junos:22.2:r3-s2:*:*:*:*:*:*
juniper junos 22.2 cpe:2.3:o:juniper:junos:22.2:r3-s3:*:*:*:*:*:*
juniper junos 22.2 cpe:2.3:o:juniper:junos:22.2:r3-s4:*:*:*:*:*:*
juniper junos 22.2 cpe:2.3:o:juniper:junos:22.2:r3-s5:*:*:*:*:*:*
juniper junos 22.2 cpe:2.3:o:juniper:junos:22.2:r3-s6:*:*:*:*:*:*
juniper junos 22.4 cpe:2.3:o:juniper:junos:22.4:-:*:*:*:*:*:*
juniper junos 22.4 cpe:2.3:o:juniper:junos:22.4:r1:*:*:*:*:*:*
juniper junos 22.4 cpe:2.3:o:juniper:junos:22.4:r1-s1:*:*:*:*:*:*
juniper junos 22.4 cpe:2.3:o:juniper:junos:22.4:r1-s2:*:*:*:*:*:*
juniper junos 22.4 cpe:2.3:o:juniper:junos:22.4:r2:*:*:*:*:*:*
juniper junos 22.4 cpe:2.3:o:juniper:junos:22.4:r2-s1:*:*:*:*:*:*
juniper junos 22.4 cpe:2.3:o:juniper:junos:22.4:r2-s2:*:*:*:*:*:*
juniper junos 22.4 cpe:2.3:o:juniper:junos:22.4:r3:*:*:*:*:*:*
juniper junos 22.4 cpe:2.3:o:juniper:junos:22.4:r3-s1:*:*:*:*:*:*
juniper junos 22.4 cpe:2.3:o:juniper:junos:22.4:r3-s2:*:*:*:*:*:*
juniper junos 22.4 cpe:2.3:o:juniper:junos:22.4:r3-s3:*:*:*:*:*:*
juniper junos 22.4 cpe:2.3:o:juniper:junos:22.4:r3-s4:*:*:*:*:*:*
juniper junos 23.2 cpe:2.3:o:juniper:junos:23.2:-:*:*:*:*:*:*
juniper junos 23.2 cpe:2.3:o:juniper:junos:23.2:r1:*:*:*:*:*:*
juniper junos 23.2 cpe:2.3:o:juniper:junos:23.2:r1-s1:*:*:*:*:*:*
juniper junos 23.2 cpe:2.3:o:juniper:junos:23.2:r1-s2:*:*:*:*:*:*
juniper junos 23.2 cpe:2.3:o:juniper:junos:23.2:r2:*:*:*:*:*:*
juniper junos 23.2 cpe:2.3:o:juniper:junos:23.2:r2-s1:*:*:*:*:*:*
juniper junos 23.2 cpe:2.3:o:juniper:junos:23.2:r2-s2:*:*:*:*:*:*
juniper junos 23.4 cpe:2.3:o:juniper:junos:23.4:-:*:*:*:*:*:*
juniper junos 23.4 cpe:2.3:o:juniper:junos:23.4:r1:*:*:*:*:*:*
juniper junos 23.4 cpe:2.3:o:juniper:junos:23.4:r1-s1:*:*:*:*:*:*
juniper junos 23.4 cpe:2.3:o:juniper:junos:23.4:r1-s2:*:*:*:*:*:*
juniper junos 23.4 cpe:2.3:o:juniper:junos:23.4:r2:*:*:*:*:*:*
juniper junos 23.4 cpe:2.3:o:juniper:junos:23.4:r2-s1:*:*:*:*:*:*
juniper junos 23.4 cpe:2.3:o:juniper:junos:23.4:r2-s2:*:*:*:*:*:*
juniper junos 24.2 cpe:2.3:o:juniper:junos:24.2:-:*:*:*:*:*:*
juniper junos 24.2 cpe:2.3:o:juniper:junos:24.2:r1:*:*:*:*:*:*
juniper junos 24.2 cpe:2.3:o:juniper:junos:24.2:r1-s1:*:*:*:*:*:*
juniper junos 24.2 cpe:2.3:o:juniper:junos:24.2:r2:*:*:*:*:*:*

References for CVE-2025-52983

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