VULNERABILITY INTELLIGENCE

CVE-2018-0044

CVSS score9.8 CRITICAL

EPSS probability1.34%

CISA KEVNot currently listed

Published2018-10-10

Last modified2026-06-17

CVSS vectorCVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

Description

An insecure SSHD configuration in Juniper Device Manager (JDM) and host OS on Juniper NFX Series devices may allow remote unauthenticated access if any of the passwords on the system are empty. The affected SSHD configuration has the PermitEmptyPasswords option set to "yes". Affected releases are Juniper Networks Junos OS: 18.1 versions prior to 18.1R4 on NFX Series.

Weakness classification

CWE-287: Improper Authentication

Primary references

sirt@juniper.net — Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
sirt@juniper.net — Vendor Advisory
af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 — Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 — Vendor Advisory