{"id":"CVE-2026-103402","title":"Session Smart Router and Session Smart Conductor: Lack of integrity verification in cache files causes arbitrary code execution and privilege escalation","summary":"An Insufficient Verification of Data Authenticity vulnerability in PCLI in Juniper Networks Session Smart Router and Session Smart Conductor allows an attacker with write access to the model cache directory to execute arbitrary code and …","severity":"high","cvss":8.8,"cvssVector":"CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H","cvssSource":"cna","cwe":["CWE-345"],"vendor":"Juniper Networks","product":"Session Smart Router","affected":["session_smart_router < 7.0.5","session_smart_router >= 7.1.0 < 7.1.7","session_smart_router >= 7.2.0 < 7.2.3","session_smart_conductor < 7.0.5","session_smart_conductor >= 7.1.0 < 7.1.7","session_smart_conductor >= 7.2.0 < 7.2.3"],"published":"2026-10-28","updated":"2026-10-28","sourceUpdated":"2026-10-28T16:34:58.448Z","source":"CVEORG","sourceUrl":"https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2026-103402","references":[{"url":"https://supportportal.juniper.net/JSA112183"}],"tags":["cve.org"],"ingestedAt":"2026-10-28T17:14:44.483Z","slug":"CVE-2026-103402","body":"## Overview\n\nAn Insufficient Verification of Data Authenticity vulnerability in PCLI in Juniper Networks Session Smart Router and Session Smart Conductor allows an attacker with write access to the model cache directory to execute arbitrary code and escalate privileges via the processing of unverified cache files.\n\n## Affected\n\n- `session_smart_router < 7.0.5`\n- `session_smart_router >= 7.1.0 < 7.1.7`\n- `session_smart_router >= 7.2.0 < 7.2.3`\n- `session_smart_conductor < 7.0.5`\n- `session_smart_conductor >= 7.1.0 < 7.1.7`\n- `session_smart_conductor >= 7.2.0 < 7.2.3`\n\n## Remediation\n\nThe following software releases of Session Smart Router and Session Smart Conductor have been updated to resolve these specific issues:\n  *  7.0.5 \n\nand all subsequent releases;\n  *  7.1.7 \n\nand all subsequent releases;\n  *  7.2.3 and all subsequent releases.\n\n### Workarounds\n\nThere are no known workarounds for this issue.","depth":"twilight","depthScore":48,"depthScoreParts":{"impact":48.4,"likelihood":0,"exploitation":0,"ransomware":0},"changes":[]}