Router configuration takeover via newline command injection
Published May 26, 2026 · Updated May 26, 2026
Configuration injection in FastNetMon Community Edition 1.2.9 and earlier allows attackers to alter connected Juniper routers. The Juniper plugin interpolates argv[1] into line-delimited NETCONF set and delete commands, so embedded newlines create additional Junos commands. Reachability requires control of the plugin's IP argument; the default inet_ntoa() caller emits safe IPv4 text, while a custom wrapper or chained flaw can expose configuration at the NETCONF account's privilege level.
Summary
What happened
Configuration injection in FastNetMon Community Edition 1.2.9 and earlier allows attackers to alter connected Juniper routers. The Juniper plugin interpolates argv[1] into line-delimited NETCONF set and delete commands, so embedded newlines create additional Junos commands. Reachability requires control of the plugin's IP argument; the default inet_ntoa() caller emits safe IPv4 text, while a custom wrapper or chained flaw can expose configuration at the NETCONF account's privilege level.
The record
- CVE
- CVE-2026-48694
- Published
- May 26, 2026
- Updated
- May 26, 2026
- Vendor
- Unknown vendor
- Product
- Unknown product
- Classifications
- CWE-78, CWE-77, T1059.008
- Attack vector
- network
- Privileges
- authenticated
Timeline
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- May 26, 2026CVE publishedPublication date reported by the CVE source.
- May 26, 2026Record updatedLatest update available in the CVE record.
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