CVE-2025-59962 | Junos OS and Junos OS Evolved: With BGP sharding enabled, change in indirect next-hop can cause RPD crash

An Access of Uninitialized Pointer vulnerability in the routing protocol daemon (rpd) of Juniper Networks Junos OS and Junos OS Evolved with BGP sharding configured allows an attacker triggering indirect next-hop updates, along with timing outside the attacker's control, to cause rpd to crash and restart, leading to a Denial of Service (DoS). With BGP sharding enabled, triggering route resolution of an indirect next-hop (e.g., an IGP route change over which a BGP route gets resolved), may cause rpd to crash and restart. An attacker causing continuous IGP route churn, resulting in repeated route re-resolution, will increase the likelihood of triggering this issue, leading to a potentially extended DoS condition. This issue affects: Junos OS: * all versions before 21.4R3-S6,  * from 22.1 before 22.1R3-S6,  * from 22.2 before 22.2R3-S3,  * from 22.3 before 22.3R3-S3,  * from 22.4 before 22.4R3,  * from 23.2 before 23.2R2;  Junos OS Evolved:  * all versions before 22.3R3-S3-EVO,  * from 22.4 before 22.4R3-EVO,  * from 23.2 before 23.2R2-EVO. Versions before Junos OS 21.3R1 and Junos OS Evolved 21.3R1-EVO are unaffected by this issue.

Published: 2025-10-09 Last update: 2026-01-23 Assigner: [email protected] Source: [email protected]
NVD Status：Analyzed，CVE State: published
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CVE-2025-59962 is rated Low Risk (24.8/100): CVSS Medium severity, with low exploitation likelihood (EPSS 0.01%). Monitor for updates and reassess as exploit intelligence or EPSS changes.

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Exploit prediction scoring system (EPSS) score for CVE-2025-59962

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 2025-10-10 — 0.01% —

Full EPSS history (1 record total)

Common vulnerability scoring system (CVSS) metrics for CVE-2025-59962

CVSS metrics for this CVE.

Base score Version Severity Vector Exploitability Impact Score source
6.0 4.0 MEDIUM
CVSS:4.0/AV:A/AC:L/AT:P/PR:N/UI:N/VC:N/VI:N/VA:H/SC:N/SI:N/SA:L/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:Y/R:A/V:C/RE:M/U:X Click to expand
Attack vector (AV:A)
Attacker has to be on an adjacent/local network segment.
Attack complexity (AC:L)
Exploitation conditions are straightforward and stable.
Attack requirements (AT:P)
Additional preconditions must be present for exploitation.
Privileges required (PR:N)
No privileges are required.
User interaction (UI:N)
No user interaction is required.
Vulnerable system confidentiality impact (VC:N)
No confidentiality impact on the vulnerable system.
Vulnerable system integrity impact (VI:N)
No 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:L)
Limited 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:Y)
Yes: all four kill-chain steps (reconnaissance, weaponization, delivery, exploitation) can be automated.
Recovery (supplemental) (R:A)
Automatic: services recover on their own after an attack.
Value density (supplemental) (V:C)
Concentrated: a single exploit event controls rich resources (e.g., a central server).
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.
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5.3 3.1 MEDIUM
CVSS:3.1/AV:A/AC:H/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H Click to expand
Attack vector (AV:A)
Attacker has to be nearby on the network—same office, same link, that vibe—not the whole wide internet.
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.
 1.6 3.6 [email protected]

Weakness enumeration for CVE-2025-59962

Affected software / configurations for CVE-2025-59962

Vendor Product Version Raw CPE
juniper junos < 21.4 cpe:2.3:o:juniper:junos:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
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 21.4 cpe:2.3:o:juniper:junos:21.4:r1-s2:*:*:*:*:*:*
juniper junos 21.4 cpe:2.3:o:juniper:junos:21.4:r2:*:*:*:*:*:*
juniper junos 21.4 cpe:2.3:o:juniper:junos:21.4:r2-s1:*:*:*:*:*:*
juniper junos 21.4 cpe:2.3:o:juniper:junos:21.4:r2-s2:*:*:*:*:*:*
juniper junos 21.4 cpe:2.3:o:juniper:junos:21.4:r3:*:*:*:*:*:*
juniper junos 21.4 cpe:2.3:o:juniper:junos:21.4:r3-s1:*:*:*:*:*:*
juniper junos 21.4 cpe:2.3:o:juniper:junos:21.4:r3-s2:*:*:*:*:*:*
juniper junos 21.4 cpe:2.3:o:juniper:junos:21.4:r3-s3:*:*:*:*:*:*
juniper junos 21.4 cpe:2.3:o:juniper:junos:21.4:r3-s4:*:*:*:*:*:*
juniper junos 21.4 cpe:2.3:o:juniper:junos:21.4:r3-s5:*:*:*:*:*:*
juniper junos 22.1 cpe:2.3:o:juniper:junos:22.1:-:*:*:*:*:*:*
juniper junos 22.1 cpe:2.3:o:juniper:junos:22.1:r1:*:*:*:*:*:*
juniper junos 22.1 cpe:2.3:o:juniper:junos:22.1:r1-s1:*:*:*:*:*:*
juniper junos 22.1 cpe:2.3:o:juniper:junos:22.1:r1-s2:*:*:*:*:*:*
juniper junos 22.1 cpe:2.3:o:juniper:junos:22.1:r2:*:*:*:*:*:*
juniper junos 22.1 cpe:2.3:o:juniper:junos:22.1:r2-s1:*:*:*:*:*:*
juniper junos 22.1 cpe:2.3:o:juniper:junos:22.1:r2-s2:*:*:*:*:*:*
juniper junos 22.1 cpe:2.3:o:juniper:junos:22.1:r3:*:*:*:*:*:*
juniper junos 22.1 cpe:2.3:o:juniper:junos:22.1:r3-s1:*:*:*:*:*:*
juniper junos 22.1 cpe:2.3:o:juniper:junos:22.1:r3-s2:*:*:*:*:*:*
juniper junos 22.1 cpe:2.3:o:juniper:junos:22.1:r3-s3:*:*:*:*:*:*
juniper junos 22.1 cpe:2.3:o:juniper:junos:22.1:r3-s4:*:*:*:*:*:*
juniper junos 22.1 cpe:2.3:o:juniper:junos:22.1:r3-s5:*:*:*:*:*:*
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 22.3 cpe:2.3:o:juniper:junos:22.3:-:*:*:*:*:*:*
juniper junos 22.3 cpe:2.3:o:juniper:junos:22.3:r1:*:*:*:*:*:*
juniper junos 22.3 cpe:2.3:o:juniper:junos:22.3:r1-s1:*:*:*:*:*:*
juniper junos 22.3 cpe:2.3:o:juniper:junos:22.3:r1-s2:*:*:*:*:*:*
juniper junos 22.3 cpe:2.3:o:juniper:junos:22.3:r2:*:*:*:*:*:*
juniper junos 22.3 cpe:2.3:o:juniper:junos:22.3:r2-s1:*:*:*:*:*:*
juniper junos 22.3 cpe:2.3:o:juniper:junos:22.3:r2-s2:*:*:*:*:*:*
juniper junos 22.3 cpe:2.3:o:juniper:junos:22.3:r3:*:*:*:*:*:*
juniper junos 22.3 cpe:2.3:o:juniper:junos:22.3:r3-s1:*:*:*:*:*:*
juniper junos 22.3 cpe:2.3:o:juniper:junos:22.3:r3-s2:*:*:*:*:*:*
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 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:*:*:*:*:*:*
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juniper junos_os_evolved 22.3 cpe:2.3:o:juniper:junos_os_evolved:22.3:r1:*:*:*:*:*:*
juniper junos_os_evolved 22.3 cpe:2.3:o:juniper:junos_os_evolved:22.3:r1-s1:*:*:*:*:*:*
juniper junos_os_evolved 22.3 cpe:2.3:o:juniper:junos_os_evolved:22.3:r1-s2:*:*:*:*:*:*
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juniper junos_os_evolved 22.3 cpe:2.3:o:juniper:junos_os_evolved:22.3:r2-s1:*:*:*:*:*:*
juniper junos_os_evolved 22.3 cpe:2.3:o:juniper:junos_os_evolved:22.3:r2-s2:*:*:*:*:*:*
juniper junos_os_evolved 22.3 cpe:2.3:o:juniper:junos_os_evolved:22.3:r3:*:*:*:*:*:*
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juniper junos_os_evolved 22.3 cpe:2.3:o:juniper:junos_os_evolved:22.3:r3-s2:*:*:*:*:*:*
juniper junos_os_evolved 22.4 cpe:2.3:o:juniper:junos_os_evolved:22.4:-:*:*:*:*:*:*
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juniper junos_os_evolved 22.4 cpe:2.3:o:juniper:junos_os_evolved:22.4:r1-s2:*:*:*:*:*:*
juniper junos_os_evolved 22.4 cpe:2.3:o:juniper:junos_os_evolved:22.4:r2:*:*:*:*:*:*
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juniper junos_os_evolved 22.4 cpe:2.3:o:juniper:junos_os_evolved:22.4:r2-s2:*:*:*:*:*:*
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juniper junos_os_evolved 23.2 cpe:2.3:o:juniper:junos_os_evolved:23.2:r1-s1:*:*:*:*:*:*
juniper junos_os_evolved 23.2 cpe:2.3:o:juniper:junos_os_evolved:23.2:r1-s2:*:*:*:*:*:*

References for CVE-2025-59962

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