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CVE-2025-21590

Is CVE-2025-21590 real, exploitable, or a false positive? Here's the community verdict.

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Exploited in wild
Yes
CISA KEV
Public exploit
None known
Metasploit/EDB/PoC
Base severity
4.4 Medium
CVSS
Exploitation prob.
2%
FIRST EPSS
Weakness
CWE-653
CWE

Confirmed exploited in the wild. Patch this first, regardless of the base score.

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Real — exploited in the wild

CISA confirms active exploitation. Treat scanner hits as true positives unless your specific version or config is unaffected.

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

An Improper Isolation or Compartmentalization vulnerability in the kernel of Juniper Networks Junos OS allows a local attacker with high privileges to compromise the integrity of the device. A local attacker with access to the shell is able to inject arbitrary code which can compromise an affected device. This issue is not exploitable from the Junos CLI. This issue affects Junos OS:  * All versions before 21.2R3-S9, * 21.4 versions before 21.4R3-S10,  * 22.2 versions before 22.2R3-S6,  * 22.4 versions before 22.4R3-S6,  * 23.2 versions before 23.2R2-S3,  * 23.4 versions before 23.4R2-S4, * 24.2 versions before 24.2R1-S2, 24.2R2.

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    Field note · TruePositive EditorialCurated

    Juniper Junos OS Improper Isolation or Compartmentalization Vulnerability — Juniper Junos OS contains an improper isolation or compartmentalization vulnerability. This vulnerability could allows a local attacker with high privileges to inject arbitrary code. Listed in the CISA KEV catalog (added 2025-03-13) — confirmed exploited in the wild, not theoretical. FIRST EPSS puts the chance of exploitation in the next 30 days at ~2%. Treat it as real and prioritize remediation over triage.

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    Remediation · TruePositive EditorialCurated

    Required action for Juniper Junos OS: Apply mitigations per vendor instructions, follow applicable BOD 22-01 guidance for cloud services, or discontinue use of the product if mitigations are unavailable. CISA set a federal remediation due date of 2025-04-03. After patching, verify the vulnerable path is no longer reachable before closing the finding.

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