Vulnerability · CVE-2026-101940
A NULL Pointer Dereference vulnerability in the rpd routing daemon of Juniper Networks Junos OS and Junos OS Evolved allows an unauthenticated configured BGP peer to c…
Published Oct 14, 2026 · catalog updated Oct 18, 2026 · the affected product
Check if you run it
No confirmed exploitation is on record for CVE-2026-101940. EPSS is 0.46%. Act only if a listed version of the affected product is installed.
Gaps on this record
- No plain product name is stored. The page cannot tell you which product to check.
- No version range is stored. A customer cannot check an installed version against this record.
- No vendor fix or required action is stored. Compare the linked advisory before you change production.
- Severity
- High8.7
- Known exploitation
- Not in CISA/VulnCheck KEV
- EPSS
- 0.46%
- Remediation
- Not established
- Affected products
- See sources for product scope
A NULL Pointer Dereference vulnerability in the rpd routing daemon of Juniper Networks Junos OS and Junos OS Evolved allows an unauthenticated configured BGP peer to cause a denial of service via a BGP UPDATE when ISO-VPN and egress-protection configuration is enabled.
No affected version ranges are stored yet. Use the vendor advisory before you decide this record does not apply.
How to fix CVE-2026-101940
Recommended remediation
No required-action text, fix commit, or clear fixed-version range is stored yet.
Official advisories
What to do
Three questions, each answered from this record only. Confirm the vendor advisory before you patch.
Should you patch?
No confirmed exploitation is on record for CVE-2026-101940. EPSS is 0.46%. Act only if a listed version of the affected product is installed.
Which versions are affected?
Affected version ranges are not on this record. Compare the installed version with the linked vendor advisory before you change production.
What should an analyst verify?
CWE-476: NULL Pointer Dereference. EPSS 0.46%. There is no CISA KEV listing. No Exploit-DB or Metasploit reference is linked. Use the source links for the original advisory.
Code
The project this record applies to. Exploit listings stay in References.
No public source repository is identified for this product.
Timeline
Detection, updates, and resolution for this record.
Oct 14, 2026 · NIST NVD
Detected
A NULL Pointer Dereference vulnerability in the rpd routing daemon of Juniper Networks Junos OS and Junos OS Evolved allows an unauthenticated configured BGP peer to cause a denial of service via a BGP UPDATE when ISO-VPN and egress-protection configuration is enabled.
Oct 15, 2026 · NIST NVD
Updated
A NULL Pointer Dereference vulnerability in the rpd routing daemon of Juniper Networks Junos OS and Junos OS Evolved allows an unauthenticated configured BGP peer to cause a denial of service via a BGP UPDATE when ISO-VPN and egress-protection configuration is enabled.
Oct 18, 2026 · NIST NVD
Updated
A NULL Pointer Dereference vulnerability in the rpd routing daemon of Juniper Networks Junos OS and Junos OS Evolved allows an unauthenticated configured BGP peer to cause a denial of service via a BGP UPDATE when ISO-VPN and egress-protection configuration is enabled.
Sources
- CVE.orgVulnerability recordCVE-2026-101940
Official CVE identifier
cve.org - FIRST EPSSExploitation probabilityCVE-2026-101940
30-day exploitation probability 0.5%
first.org - NIST NVDVulnerability recordCVE-2026-101940
A NULL Pointer Dereference vulnerability in the rpd routing daemon of Juniper Networks Junos OS and Junos OS Evolved allows an unauthenticated configured BGP peer to cause a denial of service via a BGP UPDATE when ISO-VPN and egress-protection configuration is enabled.
nvd.nist.gov
References
Freshness
Last verified in this catalog Oct 18, 2026. Significant claims (KEV, EPSS, CVSS, affected ranges) come from the source rows above — open the original publisher for the authoritative advisory.