CVE-2017-10615

CRITICALNVD 9.89.8—
EchelonGraph scoreMEDIUM confidence

Score 9.8 from GitHub Security Advisory (severity: CRITICAL) published 2022-05-14. NVD baseline CVSS 9.8; sources differ by 0.0.

Triggered by: GitHub Security Advisory CVSS
Sources: epss, ghsa, nvd
9.8
EchelonGraph verdictPlan a fixSerious severity, but no confirmed exploitation yet.
  • High severity, but no confirmed exploitation yet
CISA-KEV: Not listedEPSS: 2%CVSS: 9.8Exploit: NoneExposed: 0

No vendor fix yet — apply a workaround or compensating control (WAF / firewall / segmentation) and watch for a patch.

A vulnerability in the pluggable authentication module (PAM) of Juniper Networks Junos OS may allow an unauthenticated network based attacker to potentially execute arbitrary code or crash daemons such as telnetd or sshd that make use of PAM. Affected Juniper Networks Junos OS releases are: 14.1 from 14.1R5 prior to 14.1R8-S4, 14.1R9; 14.1X53 prior to 14.1X53-D50 on EX and QFX series; 14.2 from 14.2R3 prior to 14.2R7-S8, 14.2R8; No other Junos OS releases are affected by this issue. No other Juniper Networks products are affected by this issue.

CVSS v3
9.8
EG Score
9.8(medium)
EPSS
82.5%
KEV
Not listed

Published

October 13, 2017

Last Modified

May 13, 2026

Advisory Details (2)

Auto-updated Jun 24, 2026
No patch confirmed yet.
generic

CEC Juniper Community

https://kb.juniper.net/JSA10818
generic
http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1040039

Data Freshness Timeline

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Frequently asked(5)

What is CVE-2017-10615?
CVE-2017-10615 is a critical vulnerability published on October 13, 2017. A vulnerability in the pluggable authentication module (PAM) of Juniper Networks Junos OS may allow an unauthenticated network based attacker to potentially execute arbitrary code or crash daemons such as telnetd or sshd that make use of PAM. Affected Juniper Networks Junos OS releases are: 14.1…
When was CVE-2017-10615 disclosed?
CVE-2017-10615 was first published in the National Vulnerability Database on October 13, 2017, with the most recent update on May 13, 2026. EchelonGraph re-ingests CVE updates from NVD on a 2-hour cycle, so this page reflects the latest published state.
Is CVE-2017-10615 actively exploited?
CVE-2017-10615 is not currently on CISA's Known Exploited Vulnerabilities catalog. FIRST EPSS estimates a 82.5% percentile likelihood of exploitation in the next 30 days — higher percentiles indicate greater predicted risk.
What is the CVSS score of CVE-2017-10615?
CVE-2017-10615 has a CVSS v3 base score of 9.8 (NVD).
How do I remediate CVE-2017-10615?
Patch to the fixed version published by the affected vendor. Where vendor advisories exist for CVE-2017-10615, EchelonGraph cross-links them in the Vendor Advisories panel below — those typically contain the canonical remediation steps, fixed version numbers, and any vendor-specific mitigations.

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