Is CVE-2016-4922 being actively exploited?

CVE-2016-4922 is not currently listed in the CISA Known Exploited Vulnerabilities (KEV) catalog.

What is the CVSS score for CVE-2016-4922?

CVE-2016-4922 has a CVSS 3.0 base score of 8.4 (HIGH).

CVE-2016-4922

HIGH · CVSS 8.4EPSS 0.5%EU EUVD

Certain combinations of Junos OS CLI commands and arguments have been found to be exploitable in a way that can allow unauthorized access to the operating system. This may allow any user with permissions to run these CLI commands the ability to achieve elevated privileges and gain complete control of the device. Affected releases are Juniper Networks Junos OS 11.4 prior to 11.4R13-S3; 12.1X46 prior to 12.1X46-D60; 12.1X47 prior to 12.1X47-D45; 12.3 prior to 12.3R12; 12.3X48 prior to 12.3X48-D35; 13.2 prior to 13.2R9; 13.3 prior to 13.3R4-S11, 13.3R9; 14.1 prior to 14.1R4-S12, 14.1R7; 14.1X53 prior to 14.1X53-D28, 14.1X53-D40; 14.1X55 prior to 14.1X55-D35; 14.2 prior to 14.2R3-S10, 14.2R4-S7, 14.2R5; 15.1 prior to 15.1F4, 15.1R3; 15.1X49 prior to 15.1X49-D60; 15.1X53 prior to 15.1X53-D57, 15.1X53-D70.

Key facts

CVSS score: 8.4 (v3.0)
Severity: HIGH
CVSS vector: CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
Weakness (CWE): CWE-77
EPSS score: 0.5% (38th percentile)
In CISA KEV: No
In EU EUVD: Yes (EUVD-2016-5897)
Published: October 13, 2017
NVD last modified: June 17, 2026
Status: Modified

EU Vulnerability Database (EUVD)

This vulnerability is also tracked by ENISA as EUVD-2016-5897 in the EU Vulnerability Database. Last updated in EUVD on September 16, 2024.

View on the EU Vulnerability Database

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Certified products that may be affected

1 FIPS 140 or Common Criteria certified product, from automated matching by sec-certs.org.

Juniper Networks SRX345/SRX345-DUAL-AC with Junos 15.1X49-D110 - Juniper Networks, Inc. - FIPS 140 3247 - historical

References

http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/93534(Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry)
http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1037013(Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry)
https://kb.juniper.net/JSA10763(Issue Tracking, Vendor Advisory)

Last updated September 17, 2026 · Source: NVD, CISA KEV, FIRST.org EPSS

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