CVE-2021-0223
CVE.org · Published
- Record status
- Published
- Identifier year (not publication year)
- 2021
- Source publication
- Source updated
- Imported by cveboard
- Source snapshot
- cve_2026-10-24_midnight_baseline ·
CNA source text (English)
Junos OS: telnetd.real Local Privilege Escalation vulnerabilities in SUID binaries
A local privilege escalation vulnerability in telnetd.real of Juniper Networks Junos OS may allow a locally authenticated shell user to escalate privileges and execute arbitrary commands as root. telnetd.real is shipped with setuid permissions enabled and is owned by the root user, allowing local users to run telnetd.real with root privileges. This issue affects Juniper Networks Junos OS: all versions prior to 15.1R7-S9; 17.3 versions prior to 17.3R3-S11; 17.4 versions prior to 17.4R2-S12, 17.4R3-S3; 18.1 versions prior to 18.1R3-S11; 18.2 versions prior to 18.2R3-S6; 18.3 versions prior to 18.3R2-S4, 18.3R3-S4; 18.4 versions prior to 18.4R2-S7, 18.4R3-S6; 19.1 versions prior to 19.1R2-S2, 19.1R3-S4; 19.2 versions prior to 19.2R1-S6, 19.2R3-S1; 19.3 versions prior to 19.3R3-S1; 19.4 versions prior to 19.4R2-S2, 19.4R3; 20.1 versions prior to 20.1R1-S4, 20.1R2; 20.2 versions prior to 20.2R2.
Scoped product and version facts
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.
Junos OS
- Vendor
- Juniper Networks
- Product
- Junos OS
- Platforms
- Unknown
- Default status
Unknown
| Version (version) | Status (status) | Version scheme (versionType) | Exclusive end (lessThan) | Inclusive end (lessThanOrEqual) | Status changes (at → status) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| unspecified | affected | custom | 15.1R7-S9 | Unavailable | None listed |
| 17.3 | affected | custom | 17.3R3-S11 | Unavailable | None listed |
| 17.4 | affected | custom | 17.4R2-S12, 17.4R3-S3 | Unavailable | None listed |
| 18.1 | affected | custom | 18.1R3-S11 | Unavailable | None listed |
| 18.2 | affected | custom | 18.2R3-S6 | Unavailable | None listed |
| 18.3 | affected | custom | 18.3R2-S4, 18.3R3-S4 | Unavailable | None listed |
| 18.4 | affected | custom | 18.4R2-S7, 18.4R3-S6 | Unavailable | None listed |
| 19.1 | affected | custom | 19.1R2-S2, 19.1R3-S4 | Unavailable | None listed |
| 19.2 | affected | custom | 19.2R1-S6, 19.2R3-S1 | Unavailable | None listed |
| 19.3 | affected | custom | 19.3R3-S1 | Unavailable | None listed |
| 19.4 | affected | custom | 19.4R2-S2, 19.4R3 | Unavailable | None listed |
| 20.1 | affected | custom | 20.1R1-S4, 20.1R2 | Unavailable | None listed |
| 20.2 | affected | custom | 20.2R2 | Unavailable | None listed |