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Exploitation unknown; this catalogue does not assess exploitation.

## Source facts (JSON-quoted data)
CNA source text (English)
id: "CVE-2020-1618"
idYear: 2020
status: "PUBLISHED"
publishedAt: "2020-04-08T19:25:54.845Z"
updatedAt: "2024-09-17T01:56:26.005Z"
importedAt: "2026-10-24T01:56:17.081Z"
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-2020-1618"
json: "https://cveboard.org/cve/CVE-2020-1618.json"
sourceURL: "https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2020-1618"
title: "Junos OS: EX and QFX Series: Console port authentication bypass vulnerability"
summary: "On Juniper Networks EX and QFX Series, an authentication bypass vulnerability may allow a user connected to the console port to login as root without any password. This issue might only occur in certain scenarios: • At the first reboot after performing device factory reset using the command “request system zeroize”; or • A temporary moment during the first reboot after the software upgrade when the device configured in Virtual Chassis mode. This issue affects Juniper Networks Junos OS on EX and QFX Series: 14.1X53 versions prior to 14.1X53-D53; 15.1 versions prior to 15.1R7-S4; 15.1X53 versions prior to 15.1X53-D593; 16.1 versions prior to 16.1R7-S4; 17.1 versions prior to 17.1R2-S11, 17.1R3-S1; 17.2 versions prior to 17.2R3-S3; 17.3 versions prior to 17.3R2-S5, 17.3R3-S6; 17.4 versions prior to 17.4R2-S9, 17.4R3; 18.1 versions prior to 18.1R3-S8; 18.2 versions prior to 18.2R2; 18.3 versions prior to 18.3R1-S7, 18.3R2. This issue does not affect Juniper Networks Junos OS 12.3."
affected: [{"versions":[{"version":"12.3","status":"unaffected"},{"version":"14.1X53","status":"affected","versionType":"custom","lessThan":"14.1X53-D53"},{"version":"15.1","status":"affected","versionType":"custom","lessThan":"15.1R7-S4"},{"version":"15.1X53","status":"affected","versionType":"custom","lessThan":"15.1X53-D593"},{"version":"16.1","status":"affected","versionType":"custom","lessThan":"16.1R7-S4"},{"version":"17.1","status":"affected","versionType":"custom","lessThan":"17.1R2-S11, 17.1R3-S1"},{"version":"17.2","status":"affected","versionType":"custom","lessThan":"17.2R3-S3"},{"version":"17.3","status":"affected","versionType":"custom","lessThan":"17.3R2-S5, 17.3R3-S6"},{"version":"17.4","status":"affected","versionType":"custom","lessThan":"17.4R2-S9, 17.4R3"},{"version":"18.1","status":"affected","versionType":"custom","lessThan":"18.1R3-S8"},{"version":"18.2","status":"affected","versionType":"custom","lessThan":"18.2R2"},{"version":"18.3","status":"affected","versionType":"custom","lessThan":"18.3R1-S7, 18.3R2"}],"vendor":"Juniper Networks","product":"Junos OS","platforms":["EX and QFX Series"]}]

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