---
id: CVE-2026-101996
title: >-
  A Reachable Assertion vulnerability in the 


  l2ald 


  daemon of Juniper Networks Junos OS and Junos OS Evolved devices configured
  for MC-LAG/ICCP allows an adjacent attacker to cause a denial of service via
  an inconsistent ICCP peer message.
summary: >-
  A Reachable Assertion vulnerability in the 


  l2ald 


  daemon of Juniper Networks Junos OS and Junos OS Evolved devices configured
  for MC-LAG/ICCP allows an adjacent attacker to cause a denial of service via
  an inconsistent ICCP peer message.
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-617
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-2026-101996'
references:
  - url: 'https://supportportal.juniper.net/JSA112187'
    label: sirt@juniper.net
tags:
  - nvd
  - cve.org
ssvc:
  exploitation: none
  automatable: 'no'
  technicalImpact: partial
  timestamp: '2026-10-14T20:15:55.631806Z'
ingestedAt: '2026-10-14T17:44:53.642Z'
epss: 0.00269
epssPercentile: 0.1896
---

## Overview

A Reachable Assertion vulnerability in the 

l2ald 

daemon of Juniper Networks Junos OS and Junos OS Evolved devices configured for MC-LAG/ICCP allows an adjacent attacker to cause a denial of service via an inconsistent ICCP peer message.

## Remediation

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