---
id: CVE-2026-101970
title: >-
  A Use After Free vulnerability in the rpd PIM Join/Prune processing of Juniper
  Networks Junos OS and Junos OS Evolved platforms allows an unauthenticated
  adjacent attacker to crash the routing daemon via specific PIM messages when
  sparse…
summary: >-
  A Use After Free vulnerability in the rpd PIM Join/Prune processing of Juniper
  Networks Junos OS and Junos OS Evolved platforms allows an unauthenticated
  adjacent attacker to crash the routing daemon via specific PIM messages when
  sparse…
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-416
vendor: Juniper Networks
product: Junos OS
affected:
  - junos_os < 23.2R2-S7.7
  - junos_os >= 23.4 < 23.4R2-S8.13
  - junos_os >= 24.2 < 24.2R2-S5.5
  - junos_os >= 24.4 < 24.4R2-S5
  - junos_os >= 25.2 < 25.2R2-S2
  - junos_os >= 25.4 < 25.4R1-S3
  - junos_os >= 26.2 < 26.2R1-S2
  - junos_os_evolved < 23.2R2-S7.7-EVO
  - 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-2026-101970'
references:
  - url: 'https://supportportal.juniper.net/JSA112187'
    label: sirt@juniper.net
tags:
  - nvd
  - cve.org
ssvc:
  exploitation: none
  automatable: 'no'
  technicalImpact: partial
  timestamp: '2026-10-14T20:15:20.999850Z'
ingestedAt: '2026-10-14T17:44:53.635Z'
epss: 0.00269
epssPercentile: 0.18962
---

## Overview

A Use After Free vulnerability in the rpd PIM Join/Prune processing of Juniper Networks Junos OS and Junos OS Evolved platforms allows an unauthenticated adjacent attacker to crash the routing daemon via specific PIM messages when sparse mode PIM is configured.

## Remediation

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