# cveboard — Historical CVE brief

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Fix information unknown; no fixed version is derived here. Missing information does not prove that no fix exists.
Exploitation unknown; this catalogue does not assess exploitation.

## Source facts (JSON-quoted data)
CNA source text (English)
id: "CVE-2018-0008"
idYear: 2018
status: "PUBLISHED"
publishedAt: "2018-01-10T22:00:00.000Z"
updatedAt: "2024-09-16T20:57:31.677Z"
importedAt: "2026-10-24T01:55:56.138Z"
snapshot: {"id":"cve_2026-10-24_midnight_baseline","at":"2026-10-24T00:00:00.000Z","source":"https://github.com/CVEProject/cvelistV5/releases/tag/cve_2026-10-24_0100Z"}
url: "https://cveboard.org/cve/CVE-2018-0008"
json: "https://cveboard.org/cve/CVE-2018-0008.json"
sourceURL: "https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2018-0008"
title: "Junos OS: commit script may allow unauthenticated root login upon reboot"
summary: "An unauthenticated root login may allow upon reboot when a commit script is used. A commit script allows a device administrator to execute certain instructions during commit, which is configured under the [system scripts commit] stanza. Certain commit scripts that work without a problem during normal commit may cause unexpected behavior upon reboot which can leave the system in a state where root CLI login is allowed without a password due to the system reverting to a \"safe mode\" authentication state. Lastly, only logging in physically to the console port as root, with no password, will work. Affected releases are Juniper Networks Junos OS: 12.1X46 versions prior to 12.1X46-D71 on SRX; 12.3X48 versions prior to 12.3X48-D55 on SRX; 14.1 versions prior to 14.1R9; 14.1X53 versions prior to 14.1X53-D40 on QFX, EX; 14.2 versions prior to 14.2R7-S9, 14.2R8; 15.1 versions prior to 15.1F5-S7, 15.1F6-S8, 15.1R5-S6, 15.1R6; 15.1X49 versions prior to 15.1X49-D110 on SRX; 15.1X53 versions prior to 15.1X53-D232 on QFX5200/5110; 15.1X53 versions prior to 15.1X53-D49, 15.1X53-D470 on NFX; 15.1X53 versions prior to 15.1X53-D65 on QFX10K; 16.1 versions prior to 16.1R2. No other Juniper Networks products or platforms are affected by this issue."
affected: [{"versions":[{"version":"12.1X46","status":"affected","versionType":"custom","lessThan":"12.1X46-D71"},{"version":"12.3X48","status":"affected","versionType":"custom","lessThan":"12.3X48-D55"},{"version":"15.1X49","status":"affected","versionType":"custom","lessThan":"15.1X49-D110"}],"vendor":"Juniper Networks","product":"Junos OS","platforms":["SRX"]},{"versions":[{"version":"14.1","status":"affected","versionType":"custom","lessThan":"14.1R9"},{"version":"14.2","status":"affected","versionType":"custom","lessThan":"14.2R7-S9, 14.2R8"},{"version":"15.1","status":"affected","versionType":"custom","lessThan":"15.1F5-S7, 15.1F6-S8, 15.1R5-S6, 15.1R6"},{"version":"16.1","status":"affected","versionType":"custom","lessThan":"16.1R2"}],"vendor":"Juniper Networks","product":"Junos OS"},{"versions":[{"version":"14.1X53","status":"affected","versionType":"custom","lessThan":"14.1X53-D40"}],"vendor":"Juniper Networks","product":"Junos OS","platforms":["QFX, EX"]},{"versions":[{"version":"15.1X53","status":"affected","versionType":"custom","lessThan":"15.1X53-D232"}],"vendor":"Juniper Networks","product":"Junos OS","platforms":["QFX5200/5110"]},{"versions":[{"version":"15.1X53","status":"affected","versionType":"custom","lessThan":"15.1X53-D49, 15.1X53-D470"}],"vendor":"Juniper Networks","product":"Junos OS","platforms":["NFX"]},{"versions":[{"version":"15.1X53","status":"affected","versionType":"custom","lessThan":"15.1X53-D65"}],"vendor":"Juniper Networks","product":"Junos OS","platforms":["QFX10K"]}]

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