Junos OS: A low privileged user can escalate their privileges so that they can login as root_CVE-2026-21916

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    "description": "A UNIX Symbolic Link (Symlink) Following vulnerability in the CLI of Juniper Networks Junos OS allows a local, authenticated attacker with low privileges to escalate their privileges to root which will lead to a complete compromise of the system.\n\nWhen after a user has performed a specific 'file link ...' CLI operation, another user commits (unrelated configuration changes), the first user can login as root.\n\nThis issue affects Junos OS:\n  *  all versions before 23.2R2-S7,\n  *  23.4 versions before 23.4R2-S6,\n  *  24.2 versions before 24.2R2-S3,\n  *  24.4 versions before 24.4R2-S2,\n  *  25.2 versions before 25.2R2.\n\n\nThis issue does not affect versions 25.4R1 or later.",
    "published": "2026-04-09T21:28:05.552Z",
    "modified": "2026-04-10T03:56:10.740Z",
    "type": "cve",
    "title": "Junos OS: A low privileged user can escalate their privileges so that they can login as root",
    "source": "juniper",
    "references": "https://kb.juniper.net/JSA107807",
    "id": "CVE-2026-21916",
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    "cwe": [
        "CWE-61"
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    "sourceData": "Juniper Networks Junos OS 0\nJuniper Networks Junos OS 23.4\nJuniper Networks Junos OS 24.2\nJuniper Networks Junos OS 24.4\nJuniper Networks Junos OS 25.2",
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    "cvss": {
        "score": 7.3,
        "severity": "HIGH",
        "vector": "CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H",
        "version": "3.1"
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    "product": "Junos OS",
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