CVE-2022-22156
Published: 19 January 2022
Summary
CVE-2022-22156 is a medium-severity Improper Certificate Validation (CWE-295) vulnerability in Juniper Junos. Its CVSS base score is 6.5 (Medium).
Operationally, ranked at the 29.9th percentile by exploit likelihood (below the median); it is not currently listed in the CISA KEV catalog; a public proof-of-concept is referenced.
EU & UK References
- 🇪🇺 ENISA EUVD: EUVD-2022-27303
Vulnerability details
An Improper Certificate Validation weakness in the Juniper Networks Junos OS allows an attacker to perform Person-in-the-Middle (PitM) attacks when a system script is fetched from a remote source at a specified HTTPS URL, which may compromise the integrity and…
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confidentiality of the device. The following command can be executed by an administrator via the CLI to refresh a script from a remote location, which is affected from this vulnerability: >request system scripts refresh-from (commit | event | extension-service | op | snmp) file filename url <https-url> This issue affects: Juniper Networks Junos OS All versions prior to 18.4R2-S9, 18.4R3-S9; 19.1 versions prior to 19.1R2-S3, 19.1R3-S7; 19.2 versions prior to 19.2R1-S7, 19.2R3-S3; 19.3 versions prior to 19.3R3-S4; 19.4 versions prior to 19.4R3-S7; 20.1 versions prior to 20.1R2-S2, 20.1R3; 20.2 versions prior to 20.2R3; 20.3 versions prior to 20.3R2-S1, 20.3R3; 20.4 versions prior to 20.4R2; 21.1 versions prior to 21.1R1-S1, 21.1R2.
- CWE(s)
Related Threats
No named actor attribution yet. ATT&CK technique mapping in progress for this CVE.
Affected Assets
Mitigating Controls
Likely Mitigating Controls AI
Per-CVE control mapping for this CVE has not run yet; the list below is derived from the weakness types (CWEs) cited in the NVD entry.
Assessments identify and document improperly implemented security checks, allowing fixes that reduce exploitation of flawed checks.
Ensures only authenticated endpoints can access the communication channel, blocking unauthorized non-endpoint access.
Physically restricts transmission channels so they cannot be accessed or tapped by non-endpoint actors within facilities.
Periodic TSCM surveys identify unauthorized access points or taps that make communication channels reachable by non-endpoint adversaries.
When certificates are used to establish component provenance, the control requires correct certificate validation procedures.
Explicitly isolates the communications path so it cannot be accessed or intercepted by non-endpoint entities during security functions.
Mandates approved trust anchors and issuance policies, directly preventing acceptance of unvalidated or untrusted certificates.
Restrictions and channel controls reduce the chance that VoIP media or signaling streams remain accessible to non-participants.