CVE-2026-33778
HIGHDescription
An Improper Validation of Syntactic Correctness of Input vulnerability in the IPsec library used by kmd and iked of Juniper Networks Junos OS on SRX Series and MX Series allows an unauthenticated, network-based attacker to cause a complete Denial-of-Service (DoS). If an affected device receives a specifically malformed first ISAKMP packet from the initiator, the kmd/iked process will crash and restart, which momentarily prevents new security associations (SAs) for from being established. Repeated exploitation of this vulnerability causes a complete inability to establish new VPN connections. This issue affects Junos OS on SRX Series and MX Series: * all versions before 22.4R3-S9, * 23.2 version before 23.2R2-S6, * 23.4 version before 23.4R2-S7, * 24.2 versions before 24.2R2-S4, * 24.4 versions before 24.4R2-S3, * 25.2 versions before 25.2R1-S2, 25.2R2.
How to fix
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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
Impact
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H
Exploit Intelligence
Low risk: more likely to be exploited than 26% of all known CVEs.
References
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| CVE-2024-7954 | Critical | 9.8 | 90% | - | Fix |
| CVE-2024-51983 | High | 7.5 | 8.6% | - | - |
| CVE-2025-13878 | High | 7.5 | 8.2% | - | Fix |
| CVE-2024-51982 | High | 7.5 | 7.8% | - | - |
| CVE-2026-21527 | High | 6.5 | 7.7% | - | Fix |
| CVE-2023-27043 | Medium | 5.3 | 2.5% | - | Fix |
Common questions
How do I fix CVE-2026-33778?
Upgrade junos to 22.4 or later.
Is CVE-2026-33778 being actively exploited?
Not that we know of. CVE-2026-33778 is not in the CISA Known Exploited Vulnerabilities catalog. Its EPSS score of 0.34% is the estimated probability that it will be exploited in the next 30 days. That is higher than 26% of all scored CVEs.
How severe is CVE-2026-33778?
CVE-2026-33778 has a CVSS v3 base score of 7.5, rated high. CVSS rates the technical impact if the vulnerability is exploited, not how likely that is, so weigh it alongside the exploit-prediction score when you decide what to patch first.
What does CVE-2026-33778 affect?
Published advisories record a fix for junos (NVD). Only products with a sourced advisory are listed, so treat this as what we can cite rather than a complete inventory.
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