{"id":"CVE-2026-101979","title":"A Stack-based Buffer Overflow vulnerability in the authd Juniper Networks Junos OS and Junos OS Evolved allows a network attacker with SNMP read access to execute code with root privileges or cause a denial of service via a specific SNMP…","summary":"A Stack-based Buffer Overflow vulnerability in the authd Juniper Networks Junos OS and Junos OS Evolved allows a network attacker with SNMP read access to execute code with root privileges or cause a denial of service via a specific SNMP…","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","cwe":["CWE-121"],"published":"2026-10-14","updated":"2026-10-14","sourceUpdated":"2026-10-14T19:17:01.200","source":"NVD","sourceUrl":"https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2026-101979","references":[{"url":"https://supportportal.juniper.net/JSA112187","label":"sirt@juniper.net"}],"tags":["nvd"],"ingestedAt":"2026-10-14T18:47:39.304Z","slug":"CVE-2026-101979","body":"## Overview\n\nA Stack-based Buffer Overflow vulnerability in the authd Juniper Networks Junos OS and Junos OS Evolved allows a network attacker with SNMP read access to execute code with root privileges or cause a denial of service via a specific SNMP packet, when SNMP and AAA are enabled.\n\n## Remediation\n\nRefer to the linked advisories for vendor-supplied fixes and affected version ranges.","depth":"twilight","depthScore":48,"depthScoreParts":{"impact":48.4,"likelihood":0,"exploitation":0,"ransomware":0},"changes":[]}