CVE-2020-1669Junos OS: NFX350: Password hashes stored in world-readable format
- 6.3MediumCVSS base score
- 0.25%Exploitation in 30 daysEPSS · top 83% of all CVEs
- NoKnown exploitednot in CISA's KEV catalog
- NonePublic exploitsnone known yet
Description
The Juniper Device Manager (JDM) container, used by the disaggregated Junos OS architecture on Juniper Networks NFX350 Series devices, stores password hashes in the world-readable file /etc/passwd. This is not a security best current practice as it can allow an attacker with access to the local filesystem the ability to brute-force decrypt password hashes stored on the system. This issue affects Juniper Networks Junos OS on NFX350: 19.4 versions prior to 19.4R3; 20.1 versions prior to 20.1R1-S4, 20.1R2.
Timeline
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By juniper
- 12 months later
· 12 months later
Published
- 4 years later
· 4 years later
Record updated
Changes after publication (a new score, a public exploit, EPSS crossing 1, 10 or 50 %, leaving KEV) are kept since November 2026; earlier ones are not known.
Scores
| Scored by | CVSS | Score | Vector |
|---|---|---|---|
| juniperCNA (assigner) | 3.1 | Medium6.3 | CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:H/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:N |
| NVDNVD · Modified | 3.1 | Medium6.3 | CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:H/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:N |
- EPSS (exploitation in 30 days)
- 0.25% · top 83% of all CVEs (12 Nov 2026)
The list uses the assigner's score when there is one, then CISA's, then NVD's: Medium 6.3.
Affected products
- affected 19.4 – < 19.4R3
- affected 20.1 – < 20.1R1-S4, 20.1R2
What to do
Solution: Junos OS now stores local password hashes in the protected /etc/shadow file. The following software releases have been updated to resolve this specific issue: Junos OS 19.4R3, 20.1R1-S4, 20.1R2, 20.2R1, and all subsequent releases.
Workaround: Use access lists or firewall filters to limit access to the device only from trusted hosts. Limit shell access to only trusted system administrators.
Exploitation: Juniper SIRT is not aware of any malicious exploitation of this vulnerability.
References
References1
- https://kb.juniper.net/JSA11066 (opens in a new tab)x_refsource_CONFIRMx_transferred
Sources
The same CVE in the primary databases and aggregators, to check against.
- CVE.org record (opens in a new tab)
- CVE List JSON (GitHub) (opens in a new tab)
- NVD (opens in a new tab)
- FIRST EPSS (opens in a new tab)
- EUVD EUVD-2020-12531 (opens in a new tab)
- OSV.dev (opens in a new tab)
- GitHub Advisories (opens in a new tab)
- CIRCL Vulnerability-Lookup (opens in a new tab)
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