CVE-2025-59959

CVSS 5.5 MediumEPSS 0.0%
  • CVSS Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H
  • Published: 2026-01-15T21:16:03.037

An Untrusted Pointer Dereference vulnerability in the routing protocol daemon (rpd) of Juniper Networks Junos OS and Junos OS Evolved allows a local, authenticated attacker with low privileges to cause a Denial-of-Service (DoS).

When the command ‘show route detail’ is executed, and at least one of the routes in the intended output has specific attributes, this will cause an rpd crash and restart.
‘show route … extensive’ is not affected.

This issue affects:

Junos OS: 

* all versions before 22.4R3-S8,
* 23.2 versions before 23.2R2-S5,
* 23.4 versions before 23.4R2-S5,
* 24.2 versions before 24.2R2-S2,
* 24.4 versions before 24.4R2;

Junos OS Evolved:

* all versions before 22.4R3-S8-EVO, 
* 23.2 versions before 23.2R2-S5-EVO,
* 23.4 versions before 23.4R2-S6-EVO,
* 24.2 versions before 24.2R2-S2-EVO,
* 24.4 versions before 24.4R2-EVO.

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How to fix CVE-2025-59959

CVE-2025-59959 is a medium severity vulnerability affecting the affected product.

Description: An Untrusted Pointer Dereference vulnerability in the routing protocol daemon (rpd) of Juniper Networks Junos OS and Junos OS Evolved allows a local, authenticated attacker with low privileges to cause a Denial-of-Service (DoS). When the command ‘show route detail’ is executed, and at least one of the routes in the intended output has specific attributes, […]

Exploit Difficulty: MEDIUM
⏱️ Time to exploit: 1-4 hours
🛠️ Required skills: Intermediate security knowledge
💰 Public exploits: May be available

How to Fix:

1 Identify affected systems

- Check if you're running the affected product

2 Immediate actions

- Update to the latest patched version
- If patching is not immediately possible: restrict network exposure, apply least-privilege access

3 Verification

- Test the fix in a staging environment first
- Review logs for signs of exploitation
- Monitor for IOCs (Indicators of Compromise)

4 Long-term prevention

- Enable automatic security updates
- Set up vulnerability monitoring
- Review and harden security configurations

Exploit Difficulty Assessment

MEDIUM
⏱️ Time to Exploit: 1-4 hours
🛠️ Skills Required: Intermediate security knowledge
💰 Public Exploits: May be available

Vulnerability Timeline

Jan 15, 2026
Vulnerability Published

CVE details first published to NVD database

Jan 15, 2026
Imported to Database

Added to this CVE tracking system

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