CVE-2022-22251 - CVE House

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Status published High CVE-2022-22251

cSRX Series: Storing Passwords in a Recoverable Format and software permissions issues allows a local attacker to elevate privileges

7.8 CVSS

Vulnerability Description

On cSRX Series devices software permission issues in the container filesystem and stored files combined with storing passwords in a recoverable format in Juniper Networks Junos OS allows a local, low-privileged attacker to elevate their permissions to take control of any instance of a cSRX software deployment. This issue affects Juniper Networks Junos OS 20.2 version 20.2R1 and later versions prior to 21.2R1 on cSRX Series.

Impact Analysis

Refer to official advisory for detailed impact metrics.

Remediation

Ensure systems are updated to the latest vendor-supplied patch levels.

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Credits & Attribution

No credits recorded in the NVD database.

References

https://kb.juniper.net/JSA69908

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Affected Vendor

Juniper Networks

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Affected Software

Junos OS

Vulnerable Versions:

unspecified, 20.2R1, 20.3R1, 20.4R1, 21.1R1

Timeline

Official Publish: October 18th, 2022

Last Modified: May 8th, 2025

Added to House: July 21st, 2026

CVSS Vectors

V3: CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

Weaknesses (CWE)

CWE-257 CWE-275

MITRE ATT&CK TTPs

No associated TTPs found for this vulnerability.