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title: "CVE-2026-102044: Juniper Networks Junos OS - Denial of Service"
description: "Juniper Networks Junos OS and Junos OS Evolved contain a denial of service caused by a reachable assertion in the rpd process, letting a configured BGP-LS peer cause service disruption, exploit requires configured BGP-LS peer."
url: https://panop.io/threat-heartbeat/CVE-2026-102044/
---

# CVE-2026-102044 Juniper Networks Junos OS - Denial of Service

Juniper Networks Junos OS and Junos OS Evolved contain a denial of service caused by a reachable assertion in the rpd process, letting a configured BGP-LS peer cause service disruption, exploit requires configured BGP-LS peer.

CVSS base score 7.5 /10

High

CISA KEV

Not listed

Public exploit

None known

Authentication

Not required

[View the NVD record ↗](https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2026-102044)

## Details

Type

Denial of Service

Impact

Denial Of Service

CVSS vector

CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H

Published

14 October 2026

Updated

15 October 2026

Weakness

[CWE-617](https://cwe.mitre.org/data/definitions/617.html)

## Vendor fix

Update to the latest Junos OS and Junos OS Evolved versions.

Patching closes this CVE. It does not tell you which of your systems run the affected version, or what else is exposed alongside them.

## References

- [https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2026-102044](https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2026-102044)
- [https://supportportal.juniper.net/JSA112187](https://supportportal.juniper.net/JSA112187)

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- Whether an attacker can actually reach and exploit it
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