Apstra: SSH host key validation vulnerability for managed devices
Summary
| CVE | CVE-2025-13914 |
|---|---|
| State | PUBLISHED |
| Assigner | juniper |
| Source Priority | CVE Program / NVD first with legacy fallback |
| Published | 2026-04-09 22:16:22 UTC |
| Updated | 2026-07-08 03:18:04 UTC |
| Description | A Key Exchange without Entity Authentication vulnerability in the SSH implementation of Juniper Networks Apstra allows a unauthenticated, MITM attacker to impersonate managed devices. Due to insufficient SSH host key validation an attacker can perform a machine-in-the-middle attack on the SSH connections from Apstra to managed devices, enabling an attacker to impersonate a managed device and capture user credentials. This issue affects all versions of Apstra before 6.1.1. |
Risk And Classification
Primary CVSS: v4.0 7 HIGH from [email protected]
CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:P/PR:N/UI:N/VC:N/VI:N/VA:N/SC:H/SI:H/SA:N/E:X/CR:X/IR:X/AR:X/MAV:X/MAC:X/MAT:X/MPR:X/MUI:X/MVC:X/MVI:X/MVA:X/MSC:X/MSI:X/MSA:X/S:X/AU:X/R:U/V:X/RE:M/U:X
EPSS: 0.003030000 probability, percentile 0.221230000 (date 2026-07-09)
Problem Types: CWE-322 | NVD-CWE-Other | CWE-322 CWE-322 Key Exchange without Entity Authentication
| Version | Source | Type | Score | Severity | Vector |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 4.0 | [email protected] | Secondary | 7 | HIGH | CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:P/PR:N/UI:N/VC:N/VI:N/VA:N/SC:H/SI:H/SA:N/E:X/C... |
| 4.0 | CNA | CVSS | 7 | HIGH | CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:P/PR:N/UI:N/VC:N/VI:N/VA:N/SC:H/SI:H/SA:N/R:U/RE:M |
| 3.1 | [email protected] | Primary | 8.1 | HIGH | CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H |
| 3.1 | [email protected] | Secondary | 8.7 | HIGH | CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:N/S:C/C:H/I:H/A:N |
| 3.1 | CNA | CVSS | 8.7 | HIGH | CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:N/S:C/C:H/I:H/A:N |
CVSS v4.0 Breakdown
CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:P/PR:N/UI:N/VC:N/VI:N/VA:N/SC:H/SI:H/SA:N/E:X/CR:X/IR:X/AR:X/MAV:X/MAC:X/MAT:X/MPR:X/MUI:X/MVC:X/MVI:X/MVA:X/MSC:X/MSI:X/MSA:X/S:X/AU:X/R:U/V:X/RE:M/U:X
CVSS v3.1 Breakdown
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
NVD Known Affected Configurations (CPE 2.3)
Vendor Declared Affected Products
| Source | Vendor | Product | Version | Platforms |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| CNA | Juniper Networks | Apstra | affected 6.1.1 semver | Not specified |
References
| Reference | Source | Link | Tags |
|---|---|---|---|
| kb.juniper.net/JSA107862 | [email protected] | kb.juniper.net | Vendor Advisory |
| CVE Program record | CVE.ORG | www.cve.org | canonical |
| NVD vulnerability detail | NVD | nvd.nist.gov | canonical, analysis |
Vendor Comments And Credit
Discovery Credit
CNA: Juniper SIRT would like to acknowledge and thank the Federal Office for Information Security (BSI) for responsibly reporting this vulnerability. (en)
Additional Advisory Data
Solutions
CNA: The following software releases have been updated to resolve this specific issue: Apstra 6.1.1, and all subsequent releases.
Workarounds
CNA: There are no known workarounds for this issue.
Exploits
CNA: Juniper SIRT is not aware of any malicious exploitation of this vulnerability.