Security readout for executives and security teams
Plain-English summary
Juniper Contrail Service Orchestration before 3.3.0 contained hardcoded credentials for Keystone access. A network-based attacker could use those credentials to access information stored in Keystone without authorization. The CVSS score is critical because no prior login or user interaction is required.
Executive priority
Treat this as urgent for any organization using the affected Juniper product. The issue can expose identity-service data and potentially broader cloud-control functions, but priority depends on whether legacy CSO versions remain deployed.
Technical view
CVE-2018-0041 is a CWE-798 hardcoded credential flaw in Juniper Networks Contrail Service Orchestration releases prior to 3.3.0. The CVSS 3.0 vector is AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H, indicating remotely reachable, low-complexity compromise with high confidentiality, integrity, and availability impact.
Likely exposure
Exposure is limited to environments running Juniper Networks Contrail Service Orchestration before 3.3.0, especially where attackers can reach Keystone-related service interfaces over the network.
Exploitation context
The provided sources describe network-based unauthorized Keystone access but do not provide evidence of active exploitation. The bundle marks KEV as false, so do not treat this as confirmed exploited from these sources alone.
Researcher notes
Evidence is concise and official but limited in the supplied bundle. The key facts are affected product, versions prior to 3.3.0, hardcoded Keystone credentials, critical CVSS 9.8, and no KEV listing. Do not infer additional affected Juniper products or public exploit activity.
Mitigation direction
- Upgrade affected Contrail Service Orchestration deployments to 3.3.0 or later.
- Review Juniper JSA10872 for vendor-specific remediation and operational guidance.
- Restrict network access to Keystone and orchestration interfaces to trusted management networks.
- Rotate any credentials that may overlap with affected Keystone service access.
- Monitor Keystone authentication and authorization events for unexpected service-account use.
Validation and detection
- Inventory all Contrail Service Orchestration deployments and record exact versions.
- Confirm no production instance is running a release prior to 3.3.0.
- Verify Keystone endpoints are not reachable from untrusted networks.
- Review Keystone logs for unexplained access around the exposure window.
- Confirm remediation status against Juniper advisory JSA10872.
Public sources used
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CWE-798: Credential and account abuse lookup
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Open ATT&CK lookup- Severity
- Critical
- CVSS
- 9.8 (3.0)
- Known Exploited
- No
- Published
Vector: CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
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CVSS vector scores
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CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H3.95.9Primary CVE scoreVulnerability scoring details
Base CVSS 3.0 score
9.8CriticalVector: CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
Source materials
- CVE List V5 sourceCVE List V5
- https://kb.juniper.net/JSA10872CVE reference · x_refsource_CONFIRM
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Use of Hard-coded Credentials
Use of Hard-coded Credentials represents a recurring weakness pattern that can create exploitable paths when design, validation, or implementation controls are missing.