Quick answers
- Is CVE-2026-106079 exploited in the wild?
- No. Junglewise Threat Intelligence has no report of CVE-2026-106079 being exploited in the wild.
- How severe is CVE-2026-106079?
- High severity, with a CVSS score of 8.8, published 28 October 2026.
- Which products and versions are affected?
- Juniper Networks Session Smart Router; Juniper Networks Session Smart Conductor.
- Is there a fix for CVE-2026-106079?
- 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-2026-106079 attacked?
- It is attacked over the network, in a network appliance.
- Am I affected by CVE-2026-106079?
- Check whether you run Juniper Networks Session Smart Conductor or 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 OS command injection vulnerability exists in the AccessManager component of Session Smart Router and Session Smart Conductor, exploitable through improper neutralization of special elements in the YANG configuration. An attacker with config-write privileges can inject OS commands that execute with root privileges. The vulnerability requires authentication and configuration modification capability.
Affected products
- Juniper Networks Session Smart Router
- Juniper Networks Session Smart Conductor
Timeline
- 2026-10-28: disclosed