CVE-2024-2973

An Authentication Bypass Using an Alternate Path or Channel vulnerability in Juniper Networks Session Smart Router or conductor running with a redundant peer allows a network based attacker to bypass authentication and take full control of the device.
Only routers or conductors that are running in high-availability redundant configurations are affected by this vulnerability.




No other Juniper Networks products or platforms are affected by this issue.





This issue affects:

Session Smart Router:



  *  All versions before 5.6.15,
  *  from 6.0 before 6.1.9-lts,
  *  from 6.2 before 6.2.5-sts.



Session Smart Conductor:



  *  All versions before 5.6.15,
  *  from 6.0 before 6.1.9-lts,
  *  from 6.2 before 6.2.5-sts.



WAN Assurance Router:



  *  6.0 versions before 6.1.9-lts,
  *  6.2 versions before 6.2.5-sts.