Is CVE-2022-22221 in the CISA KEV catalog?

No. CVE-2022-22221 is not currently on the CISA Known Exploited Vulnerabilities list.

What is the CVSS severity of CVE-2022-22221?

CVE-2022-22221 has a CVSS v3 base score of 7.8 (HIGH).

What is the EPSS score for CVE-2022-22221?

CVE-2022-22221 has an EPSS score of 0.21% (11th percentile), estimating the probability of exploitation in the next 30 days.

How do I fix CVE-2022-22221?

Upgrade junos to 19.2 or later.

CVE & CISA-KEV Catalog

CVE-2022-22221

HIGH

7.8

CVSS v3

NVD

Description

An Improper Neutralization of Special Elements vulnerability in the download manager of Juniper Networks Junos OS on SRX Series and EX Series allows a locally authenticated attacker with low privileges to take full control over the device. One aspect of this vulnerability is that the attacker needs to be able to execute any of the "request ..." or "show system download ..." commands. This issue affects Juniper Networks Junos OS on SRX Series and EX Series: All versions prior to 19.2R1-S9, 19.2R3-S5; 19.3 versions prior to 19.3R3-S6; 19.4 versions prior to 19.4R3-S8; 20.1 versions prior to 20.1R3-S4; 20.2 versions prior to 20.2R3-S4; 20.3 versions prior to 20.3R3-S3; 20.4 versions prior to 20.4R3-S2, 20.4R3-S3; 21.1 versions prior to 21.1R3-S1; 21.2 versions prior to 21.2R2-S2, 21.2R3; 21.3 versions prior to 21.3R2, 21.3R3; 21.4 versions prior to 21.4R1-S1, 21.4R2.

How to fix

Remediation Available

junosNVD

Affected:< 19.2Fixed in:19.2CVE-2022-22221derived from NVD

Remediation is compiled from vendor and distribution security advisories. Always confirm against the linked source for your exact version and platform.

CVSS v3 Vector

Exploitability

Attack VectorLocal

Attack ComplexityLow

Privileges RequiredLow

User InteractionNone

ScopeUnchanged

Impact

ConfidentialityHigh

IntegrityHigh

AvailabilityHigh

CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

Exploit Intelligence

0.21%probability of exploitation in 30 days

11thpercentile

Low risk: more likely to be exploited than 11% of all known CVEs.

References

Vendor Advisory1

kb.juniper.net

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This product uses NVD data but is not endorsed or certified by the NVD. EPSS scores courtesy of FIRST.org (https://www.first.org/epss). Source: CISA KEV Catalog. Data as of 2024-11-21.