Junos OS: SRX4000 Series, SRX5000 Series and MX Series with SPC3: With application services configured, high session churn causes memory leak which will ultimately impact traffic
Summary
| CVE | CVE-2026-102081 |
|---|---|
| State | PUBLISHED |
| Assigner | juniper |
| Source Priority | CVE Program / NVD first with legacy fallback |
| Published | 2026-10-14 17:18:03 UTC |
| Updated | 2026-10-14 21:17:32 UTC |
| Description | A Missing Release of Memory after Effective Lifetime vulnerability in the packet forwarding engine (PFE) of Juniper Networks Junos OS on SRX Series allows an unauthenticated, network-based attacker to cause a complete Denial-of-Service (DoS). On SRX4000 Series, and SRX5000 Series with SPC3, and MX Series with SPC3, when one or more specific application services like ALGs, IDP/DPI, APPID, SECINTEL, AAMW or AppQoE are configured, a high connections per second churn will cause PFE memory to leak. If the memory is exhausted traffic processing will be impacted. Use the CLI command show security monitoring to monitor the memory utilization of the PFEs on the FPCs. This issue affects Junos OS on SRX Series and MX Series: * 23.4 versions from 23.4R2-S3 before 23.4R2-S7; * 24.2 versions from 24.2R2 before 24.2R2-S3; * 24.4 versions before 24.4R2-S3; * 25.2 versions before 25.2R1-S2, 25.2R2. |
Risk And Classification
Primary CVSS: v4.0 8.7 HIGH from [email protected]
CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:N/UI:N/VC:N/VI:N/VA:H/SC:N/SI:N/SA:L/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:Y/R:U/V:X/RE:M/U:X
Problem Types: CWE-401 | CWE-401 CWE-401 Improper Release of Memory Before Removing Last Reference
| Version | Source | Type | Score | Severity | Vector |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 4.0 | [email protected] | Secondary | 8.7 | HIGH | CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:N/UI:N/VC:N/VI:N/VA:H/SC:N/SI:N/SA:L/E:X/C... |
| 4.0 | CNA | CVSS | 8.7 | HIGH | CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:N/UI:N/VC:N/VI:N/VA:H/SC:N/SI:N/SA:L/AU:Y/... |
| 3.1 | [email protected] | Secondary | 7.5 | HIGH | CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H |
| 3.1 | CNA | CVSS | 7.5 | HIGH | CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H |
CVSS v4.0 Breakdown
CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:N/UI:N/VC:N/VI:N/VA:H/SC:N/SI:N/SA:L/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:Y/R:U/V:X/RE:M/U:X
CVSS v3.1 Breakdown
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H
Vendor Declared Affected Products
| Source | Vendor | Product | Version | Platforms |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| CNA | Juniper Networks | Junos OS | affected 23.4R2-S3 23.4R2-S7 custom | SRX 4000 Series, SRX 5000 Series with SPC3, MX Series with SPC3 |
| CNA | Juniper Networks | Junos OS | affected 24.2R2 24.2R2-S3 custom | SRX 4000 Series, SRX 5000 Series with SPC3, MX Series with SPC3 |
| CNA | Juniper Networks | Junos OS | affected 24.4 24.4R2-S3 custom | SRX 4000 Series, SRX 5000 Series with SPC3, MX Series with SPC3 |
| CNA | Juniper Networks | Junos OS | affected 25.2 25.2R1-S2, 25.2R2 custom | SRX 4000 Series, SRX 5000 Series with SPC3, MX Series with SPC3 |
References
| Reference | Source | Link | Tags |
|---|---|---|---|
| supportportal.juniper.net/JSA112177 | [email protected] | supportportal.juniper.net | |
| CVE Program record | CVE.ORG | www.cve.org | canonical |
| NVD vulnerability detail | NVD | nvd.nist.gov | canonical, analysis |
Additional Advisory Data
Solutions
CNA: The following software releases have been updated to resolve this specific issue: Junos OS: 23.4R2-S7, 24.2R2-S3, 24.4R2-S3, 25.2R1-S2, 25.2R2, 25.4R1, 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.