CVE-2026-33791 | Junos OS and Junos OS Evolved: Execution of crafted CLI commands allows for arbitrary shell injection as root

An OS Command Injection vulnerability in the CLI processing of Juniper Networks Junos OS and Junos OS Evolved allows a local, high-privileged attacker executing specific, crafted CLI commands to inject arbitrary shell commands as root, leading to a complete compromise of the system. Certain 'set system' commands, when executed with crafted arguments, are not properly sanitized, allowing for arbitrary shell injection. These shell commands are executed as root, potentially allowing for complete control of the vulnerable system. This issue affects: Junos OS:  * all versions before 22.4R3-S8,  * from 23.2 before 23.2R2-S5,  * from 23.4 before 23.4R2-S7,  * from 24.2 before 24.2R2-S2,  * from 24.4 before 24.4R2,  * from 25.2 before 25.2R2;  Junos OS Evolved:  * all versions before 22.4R3-S8-EVO,  * from 23.2 before 23.2R2-S5-EVO,  * from 23.4 before 23.4R2-S7-EVO,  * from 24.2 before 24.2R2-S2-EVO,  * from 24.4 before 24.4R2-EVO,  * from 25.2 before 25.2R1-S1-EVO, 25.2R2-EVO.

Published: 2026-04-09 Last update: 2026-04-22 Assigner: [email protected] Source: [email protected]
NVD Status：Modified，CVE State: published
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CVE-2026-33791 is rated Low Risk (37.6/100): CVSS High severity, with low exploitation likelihood (EPSS 0.04%). Monitor for updates and reassess as exploit intelligence or EPSS changes.

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Exploit prediction scoring system (EPSS) score for CVE-2026-33791

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 2026-04-17 0.06% 0.04% -0.02%
2 2026-04-15 0.04% 0.06% +0.02%
3 2026-04-10 — 0.04% —

Full EPSS history (3 records total)

Common vulnerability scoring system (CVSS) metrics for CVE-2026-33791

CVSS metrics for this CVE.

Base score Version Severity Vector Exploitability Impact Score source
8.4 4.0 HIGH
CVSS:4.0/AV:L/AC:L/AT:N/PR:H/UI:N/VC:H/VI:H/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:Amber Click to expand
Attack vector (AV:L)
Attacker needs local access on the target system.
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: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:AMBER)
Amber: provider rates moderate urgency.
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6.7 3.1 MEDIUM
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:H/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H Click to expand
Attack vector (AV:L)
They already need access on the box, or another person has to do something wrong; it’s not a remote drive-by.
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.
 0.8 5.9 [email protected]

Weakness enumeration for CVE-2026-33791

GitHub Security Advisory for CVE-2026-33791

GHSA-j4rr-c2v3-296r · Severity: high — An OS Command Injection vulnerability in the CLI processing of Juniper Networks Junos OS and...

Affected software / configurations for CVE-2026-33791

Vendor Product Version Raw CPE
juniper junos < 22.4 cpe:2.3:o:juniper:junos:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
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 22.4 cpe:2.3:o:juniper:junos:22.4:r3-s5:*:*:*:*:*:*
juniper junos 22.4 cpe:2.3:o:juniper:junos:22.4:r3-s6:*:*:*:*:*:*
juniper junos 22.4 cpe:2.3:o:juniper:junos:22.4:r3-s7:*:*:*:*:*:*
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 23.2 cpe:2.3:o:juniper:junos:23.2:r2-s3:*:*:*:*:*:*
juniper junos 23.2 cpe:2.3:o:juniper:junos:23.2:r2-s4:*:*:*:*:*:*
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 23.4 cpe:2.3:o:juniper:junos:23.4:r2-s3:*:*:*:*:*:*
juniper junos 23.4 cpe:2.3:o:juniper:junos:23.4:r2-s4:*:*:*:*:*:*
juniper junos 23.4 cpe:2.3:o:juniper:junos:23.4:r2-s5:*:*:*:*:*:*
juniper junos 23.4 cpe:2.3:o:juniper:junos:23.4:r2-s6:*:*:*:*:*:*
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:r1-s2:*:*:*:*:*:*
juniper junos 24.2 cpe:2.3:o:juniper:junos:24.2:r2:*:*:*:*:*:*
juniper junos 24.2 cpe:2.3:o:juniper:junos:24.2:r2-s1:*:*:*:*:*:*
juniper junos 24.4 cpe:2.3:o:juniper:junos:24.4:-:*:*:*:*:*:*
juniper junos 24.4 cpe:2.3:o:juniper:junos:24.4:r1:*:*:*:*:*:*
juniper junos 24.4 cpe:2.3:o:juniper:junos:24.4:r1-s2:*:*:*:*:*:*
juniper junos 24.4 cpe:2.3:o:juniper:junos:24.4:r1-s3:*:*:*:*:*:*
juniper junos 25.2 cpe:2.3:o:juniper:junos:25.2:-:*:*:*:*:*:*
juniper junos 25.2 cpe:2.3:o:juniper:junos:25.2:r1:*:*:*:*:*:*
juniper junos 25.2 cpe:2.3:o:juniper:junos:25.2:r1-s1:*:*:*:*:*:*
juniper junos 25.2 cpe:2.3:o:juniper:junos:25.2:r1-s2:*:*:*:*:*:*
juniper junos_os_evolved < 22.4 cpe:2.3:o:juniper:junos_os_evolved:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
juniper junos_os_evolved 22.4 cpe:2.3:o:juniper:junos_os_evolved:22.4:-:*:*:*:*:*:*
juniper junos_os_evolved 22.4 cpe:2.3:o:juniper:junos_os_evolved:22.4:r1:*:*:*:*:*:*
juniper junos_os_evolved 22.4 cpe:2.3:o:juniper:junos_os_evolved:22.4:r1-s1:*:*:*:*:*:*
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:*:*:*:*:*:*
juniper junos_os_evolved 22.4 cpe:2.3:o:juniper:junos_os_evolved:22.4:r2-s1:*:*:*:*:*:*
juniper junos_os_evolved 22.4 cpe:2.3:o:juniper:junos_os_evolved:22.4:r2-s2:*:*:*:*:*:*
juniper junos_os_evolved 22.4 cpe:2.3:o:juniper:junos_os_evolved:22.4:r3:*:*:*:*:*:*
juniper junos_os_evolved 22.4 cpe:2.3:o:juniper:junos_os_evolved:22.4:r3-s1:*:*:*:*:*:*
juniper junos_os_evolved 22.4 cpe:2.3:o:juniper:junos_os_evolved:22.4:r3-s2:*:*:*:*:*:*
juniper junos_os_evolved 22.4 cpe:2.3:o:juniper:junos_os_evolved:22.4:r3-s3:*:*:*:*:*:*
juniper junos_os_evolved 22.4 cpe:2.3:o:juniper:junos_os_evolved:22.4:r3-s4:*:*:*:*:*:*
juniper junos_os_evolved 22.4 cpe:2.3:o:juniper:junos_os_evolved:22.4:r3-s5:*:*:*:*:*:*
juniper junos_os_evolved 22.4 cpe:2.3:o:juniper:junos_os_evolved:22.4:r3-s6:*:*:*:*:*:*
juniper junos_os_evolved 22.4 cpe:2.3:o:juniper:junos_os_evolved:22.4:r3-s7:*:*:*:*:*:*
juniper junos_os_evolved 23.2 cpe:2.3:o:juniper:junos_os_evolved:23.2:-:*:*:*:*:*:*
juniper junos_os_evolved 23.2 cpe:2.3:o:juniper:junos_os_evolved:23.2:r1:*:*:*:*:*:*
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:*:*:*:*:*:*
juniper junos_os_evolved 23.2 cpe:2.3:o:juniper:junos_os_evolved:23.2:r2:*:*:*:*:*:*
juniper junos_os_evolved 23.2 cpe:2.3:o:juniper:junos_os_evolved:23.2:r2-s1:*:*:*:*:*:*
juniper junos_os_evolved 23.2 cpe:2.3:o:juniper:junos_os_evolved:23.2:r2-s2:*:*:*:*:*:*
juniper junos_os_evolved 23.2 cpe:2.3:o:juniper:junos_os_evolved:23.2:r2-s3:*:*:*:*:*:*
juniper junos_os_evolved 23.2 cpe:2.3:o:juniper:junos_os_evolved:23.2:r2-s4:*:*:*:*:*:*
juniper junos_os_evolved 23.4 cpe:2.3:o:juniper:junos_os_evolved:23.4:-:*:*:*:*:*:*
juniper junos_os_evolved 23.4 cpe:2.3:o:juniper:junos_os_evolved:23.4:r1:*:*:*:*:*:*
juniper junos_os_evolved 23.4 cpe:2.3:o:juniper:junos_os_evolved:23.4:r1-s1:*:*:*:*:*:*
juniper junos_os_evolved 23.4 cpe:2.3:o:juniper:junos_os_evolved:23.4:r1-s2:*:*:*:*:*:*
juniper junos_os_evolved 23.4 cpe:2.3:o:juniper:junos_os_evolved:23.4:r2:*:*:*:*:*:*

References for CVE-2026-33791

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