---
id: CVE-2026-101960
title: >-
  An Out-of-bounds Write vulnerability in the routing protocol daemon (rpd) of
  Juniper Networks Junos OS Evolved on QFX5240, QFX5241 and QFX5250 configured
  for BGP global-load-balancing and more than 128 ecmp next-hops allows an
  attacker t…
summary: >-
  An Out-of-bounds Write vulnerability in the routing protocol daemon (rpd) of
  Juniper Networks Junos OS Evolved on QFX5240, QFX5241 and QFX5250 configured
  for BGP global-load-balancing and more than 128 ecmp next-hops allows an
  attacker t…
severity: medium
cvss: 6.5
cvssVector: 'CVSS:3.1/AV:A/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H'
cwe:
  - CWE-787
vendor: Juniper Networks
product: Junos OS Evolved
affected:
  - junos_os_evolved >= 23.4 < 23.4R2-S8.11-EVO
  - junos_os_evolved >= 24.2 < 24.2R2-S5.6-EVO
  - junos_os_evolved >= 24.4 < 24.4R2-S5-EVO
  - junos_os_evolved >= 25.2 < 25.2R2-S2-EVO
  - junos_os_evolved >= 25.4 < 25.4R1-S3-EVO
  - junos_os_evolved >= 26.2 < 26.2R1-S2-EVO
  - junos_os_evolved 23.4X100
  - junos_os_evolved >= 25.2X100 < 25.2X100-D35-EVO
  - junos_os_evolved >= 25.4X300 < 25.4X300-D40-EVO
published: '2026-10-14'
updated: '2026-10-15'
sourceUpdated: '2026-10-15T16:23:06.250'
source: NVD
sourceUrl: 'https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2026-101960'
references:
  - url: 'https://supportportal.juniper.net/JSA112250'
    label: sirt@juniper.net
tags:
  - nvd
  - cve.org
ssvc:
  exploitation: none
  automatable: 'no'
  technicalImpact: partial
  timestamp: '2026-10-14T20:16:33.970854Z'
ingestedAt: '2026-10-14T17:44:53.632Z'
epss: 0.00269
epssPercentile: 0.18962
---

## Overview

An Out-of-bounds Write vulnerability in the routing protocol daemon (rpd) of Juniper Networks Junos OS Evolved on QFX5240, QFX5241 and QFX5250 configured for BGP global-load-balancing and more than 128 ecmp next-hops allows an attacker to cause an rpd crash.

## Remediation

Refer to the linked advisories for vendor-supplied fixes and affected version ranges.