CVE-2025-59960
Severity
6.3MEDIUM
EPSS
0.0%
top 98.96%
CISA KEV
Not in KEV
Exploit
No known exploits
Timeline
PublishedJan 15
Description
An Improper Check for Unusual or Exceptional Conditions vulnerability in the Juniper DHCP service (jdhcpd) of Juniper Networks Junos OS and Junos OS Evolved allows a DHCP client in one subnet to exhaust the address pools of other subnets, leading to a Denial of Service (DoS) on the downstream DHCP server.
By default, the DHCP relay agent inserts its own Option 82 information when forwarding client requests, optionally replacing any Option 82 information provided by the client. When a specific …
CVSS vector
CVSS:4.0/AV:A/AC:L/AT:N/PR:N/UI:N/VC:N/VI:L/VA:N/SC:L/SI:N/SA:H
Affected Packages4 packages
🔴Vulnerability Details
2CVEList▶
Junos OS and Junos OS Evolved: DHCP Option 82 messages from clients being passed unmodified to the DHCP server↗2026-01-15
GHSA▶
GHSA-3225-h3v6-7qv5: An Improper Check for Unusual or Exceptional Conditions vulnerability in the Juniper DHCP service (jdhcpd) of Juniper Networks Junos OS and Junos OS E↗2026-01-15
📋Vendor Advisories
1Juniper▶
CVE-2025-59960: An Improper Check for Unusual or Exceptional Conditions vulnerability in the Juniper DHCP service (jdhcpd) of Juniper Networks Junos OS and Junos OS E↗2026-01-15