Security readout for executives and security teams
Plain-English summary
Juniper NFX250 systems running the vSRX VNF could expose a built-in credential path when the vSRX root password was never configured. If an attacker can reach an administrative service such as SSH, they may take control of that vSRX instance. The source states no other products or platforms are affected.
Executive priority
Treat as urgent for any NFX250 environment using vSRX VNF because compromise can grant full control of the security function. Prioritize internet- or broadly reachable management interfaces first.
Technical view
CVE-2020-1614 is CWE-798 hard-coded credentials in the NFX250 Series vSRX VNF instance. It affects versions before 19.2R1 and only applies when the vSRX VNF root password has not been configured. CVSS 3.1 is 10.0 with network attack vector, no privileges, no user interaction, and full CIA impact.
Likely exposure
Exposure is likely limited to organizations using Juniper NFX250 with the vSRX VNF on versions before 19.2R1, where root password setup was skipped and administrative services are reachable locally or over the network.
Exploitation context
The bundle does not cite active exploitation, and KEV is false. Abuse requires access to an administrative service on the vSRX VNF. The risk is highest where SSH or similar management access is reachable beyond tightly controlled management networks.
Researcher notes
Scope is narrow but impact is severe. Do not rely on generic Juniper CPE matching alone; the bundle names only NFX250 vSRX VNF before 19.2R1 with an unset root password.
Mitigation direction
- Upgrade affected NFX250 vSRX VNF instances to 19.2R1 or later.
- Configure the vSRX VNF root password if it is unset.
- Restrict administrative services to trusted management networks only.
- Review Juniper advisory JSA10997 for product-specific guidance.
- Confirm no non-NFX250 platforms are included in remediation scope.
Validation and detection
- Inventory NFX250 devices and identify deployed vSRX VNF versions.
- Verify whether each vSRX VNF root password is configured.
- Check whether SSH or other administrative services are network-accessible.
- Review administrative login logs for unexpected access.
- Validate remediation against Juniper advisory JSA10997.
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CWE-798: Credential and account abuse lookup
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Open ATT&CK lookup- Severity
- Critical
- CVSS
- 10 (3.1)
- Known Exploited
- No
- Published
Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:C/C:H/I:H/A:H
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CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:C/C:H/I:H/A:H3.96Primary CVE scoreVulnerability scoring details
Base CVSS 3.1 score
10CriticalVector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:C/C:H/I:H/A:H
Source materials
- CVE List V5 sourceCVE List V5
- https://kb.juniper.net/JSA10997CVE reference · x_refsource_MISC
- https://www.juniper.net/documentation/en_US/release-independent/junos/topics/task/configuration/nfx250-configure-vsrx-internal-ip.htmlCVE reference · x_refsource_MISC
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Use of Hard-coded Credentials
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