{"id":"CVE-2026-103406","title":"Session Smart Conductor: An unauthenticated attacker causes arbitrary command execution during key management.","summary":"An Improper Neutralization of Special Elements used in an OS Command vulnerability in the AutomatedProvisioner in Juniper Networks Session Smart Conductor allows a remote attacker to execute arbitrary commands as root via a specially cra…","severity":"critical","cvss":9.8,"cvssVector":"CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H","cvssSource":"cna","cwe":["CWE-78"],"vendor":"Juniper Networks","product":"Session Smart Conductor","affected":["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":"2026-10-28T16:35:53.323Z","source":"CVEORG","sourceUrl":"https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2026-103406","references":[{"url":"https://supportportal.juniper.net/JSA112183"}],"tags":["cve.org"],"ingestedAt":"2026-10-28T17:14:44.476Z","slug":"CVE-2026-103406","body":"## Overview\n\nAn Improper Neutralization of Special Elements used in an OS Command vulnerability in the AutomatedProvisioner in Juniper Networks Session Smart Conductor allows a remote attacker to execute arbitrary commands as root via a specially crafted salt minion ID.\n\n## Affected\n\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 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\nNo available workarounds exist for this issue.","depth":"midnight","depthScore":54,"depthScoreParts":{"impact":53.9,"likelihood":0,"exploitation":0,"ransomware":0},"changes":[]}