CVE-2026-103391: Juniper Networks Session Smart Router out-of-bounds write in TCP proxy

CVE-2026-103391 · Severity: medium · CVSS 5.3 · Published 2026-10-28

Juniper Networks Session Smart Router is a network routing appliance that optimizes and forwards traffic. A vulnerability in its TCP proxy optimization path allows an attacker to send a specially crafted packet that corrupts forwarded data and may crash the router's data processing engine, potentially causing a denial of service.

Technologies: Juniper Networks Session Smart Router. Vendors: Juniper Networks.

Quick answers

Is CVE-2026-103391 exploited in the wild?
No. Junglewise Threat Intelligence has no report of CVE-2026-103391 being exploited in the wild.
How severe is CVE-2026-103391?
Medium severity, with a CVSS score of 5.3, published 28 October 2026.
Which products and versions are affected?
Juniper Networks Session Smart Router.
Is there a fix for CVE-2026-103391?
No fixed version is recorded yet. Check the vendor's advisory in the references below. If you run it, Junglewise drafts a mitigation that fits your setup and applies it once you approve, with senior security engineers behind it.
How is CVE-2026-103391 attacked?
It is attacked over the network, in a network appliance.
Am I affected by CVE-2026-103391?
Check whether you run Juniper Networks Session Smart Router. Junglewise does that check for you around the clock: connect your code, cloud and domains, and it matches new vulnerabilities like this one against what you actually run and tells you when one reaches you.

Technical details

An out-of-bounds write vulnerability exists in the SSR TCP proxy/optimization path when processing transit TCP packets with a crafted TCP option length field. The vulnerability can be exploited via a network-level attack requiring only a specially formed transit packet; no authentication or user interaction is needed. An attacker can corrupt packet data or trigger a data-plane crash.

Affected products

  • Juniper Networks Session Smart Router

Timeline

  • 2026-10-28: disclosed

References

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