---
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'
---

## Overview

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 escalate privileges via the processing of unverified cache files.

## 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`

## Remediation

The following software releases of Session Smart Router and Session Smart Conductor have been updated to resolve these specific issues:
  *  7.0.5 

and all subsequent releases;
  *  7.1.7 

and all subsequent releases;
  *  7.2.3 and all subsequent releases.

### Workarounds

There are no known workarounds for this issue.