CVE-2021-31358

Command-authorization bypass via SFTP command injection

Published Oct 19, 2021 · Updated Sep 16, 2024

Command injection in affected Junos OS Evolved releases allows local users with authenticated CLI access to execute shell commands through SFTP. Juniper identifies SFTP command processing as the locus but has not published the parsing error or unsafe shell invocation that accepts crafted input. Exploitation bypasses configured command authorization within the user's assigned privilege level, but it does not increase that privilege level.

CVSS severity7.8
High
EPSS probability0.62%
Next 30 days · Sep 16, 2026
Known exploitationUnconfirmed
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Summary

What happened

Command injection in affected Junos OS Evolved releases allows local users with authenticated CLI access to execute shell commands through SFTP. Juniper identifies SFTP command processing as the locus but has not published the parsing error or unsafe shell invocation that accepts crafted input. Exploitation bypasses configured command authorization within the user's assigned privilege level, but it does not increase that privilege level.

The record

CVE
CVE-2021-31358
Published
Oct 19, 2021
Updated
Sep 16, 2024
Vendor
Juniper Networks
Product
Junos OS Evolved
Classifications
CWE-77, CWE-78, T1059.004
Attack vector
local
Privileges
authenticated

Timeline

How it unfolded

  1. Oct 19, 2021CVE publishedPublication date reported by the CVE source.
  2. Sep 16, 2024Record updatedLatest update available in the CVE record.

Exploitability

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Is a vulnerable build present?

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  1. Affected versionversion=21.1 <21.1R2-EVO
  2. Affected versionversion=21.2 <21.2R1-S1-EVO, 21.2R2-EVO
  3. Affected versionversion=unspecified <20.4R2-S2-EVO

What conditions does exploitation require?

Attack vectorlocal
Required privilegesauthenticated

What is affected?

Juniper Networks · Junos OS Evolvedversion=21.1 <21.1R2-EVO; version=21.2 <21.2R1-S1-EVO, 21.2R2-EVO; version=unspecified <20.4R2-S2-EVO

Published CVSS scores

7.2NIST National Vulnerability DatabaseAV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C
7.8Juniper Networks, Inc.CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

CVSS describes severity. EPSS estimates exploitation probability.

Attacks

What attackers are doing with it

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Sep 9, 2026Sep 15, 2026
Latest reporting daySep 15, 2026
Latest daily unique IPsUnavailable
Prior 30-day averageUnavailable
SourceShadowserver honeypots (KEV)
Vectorlocal
Privilegesauthenticated
Known exploitationUnconfirmed
Public exploitUnconfirmed

Weakness, pattern, technique

CWE-77Improper Neutralization of Special Elements used in a Command ('Command Injection')
CWE-78Improper Neutralization of Special Elements used in an OS Command ('OS Command Injection')
T1059.004Unix Shell

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