Is CVE-2022-22246 being actively exploited?

CVE-2022-22246 is not currently listed in the CISA Known Exploited Vulnerabilities (KEV) catalog.

What is the CVSS score for CVE-2022-22246?

CVE-2022-22246 has a CVSS 3.1 base score of 7.5 (HIGH).

CVE-2022-22246

HIGH · CVSS 7.5EPSS 0.7%EU EUVD

A PHP Local File Inclusion (LFI) vulnerability in the J-Web component of Juniper Networks Junos OS may allow a low-privileged authenticated attacker to execute an untrusted PHP file. By chaining this vulnerability with other unspecified vulnerabilities, and by circumventing existing attack requirements, successful exploitation could lead to a complete system compromise. This issue affects Juniper Networks Junos OS: all versions prior to 19.1R3-S9; 19.2 versions prior to 19.2R3-S6; 19.3 versions prior to 19.3R3-S6; 19.4 versions prior to 19.4R2-S7, 19.4R3-S8; 20.1 versions prior to 20.1R3-S5; 20.2 versions prior to 20.2R3-S5; 20.3 versions prior to 20.3R3-S5; 20.4 versions prior to 20.4R3-S4; 21.1 versions prior to 21.1R3-S2; 21.2 versions prior to 21.2R3-S1; 21.3 versions prior to 21.3R2-S2, 21.3R3; 21.4 versions prior to 21.4R1-S2, 21.4R2-S1, 21.4R3; 22.1 versions prior to 22.1R1-S1, 22.1R2.

Key facts

CVSS score: 7.5 (v3.1)
Severity: HIGH
CVSS vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:H/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
Weakness (CWE): CWE-829
EPSS score: 0.7% (52th percentile)
In CISA KEV: No
In EU EUVD: Yes (EUVD-2022-27393)
Published: October 18, 2022
NVD last modified: June 17, 2026
Status: Modified

EU Vulnerability Database (EUVD)

This vulnerability is also tracked by ENISA as EUVD-2022-27393 in the EU Vulnerability Database. Last updated in EUVD on May 9, 2025.

View on the EU Vulnerability Database

Affected products

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Certified products that may be affected

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

Junos Space Network Management Platform, with or without Network Director and with or without Security Director in JA2500 - Juniper Networks, Inc. - FIPS 140 3816 - historical
Juniper Networks SRX345/SRX345-DUAL-AC with Junos 15.1X49-D110 - Juniper Networks, Inc. - FIPS 140 3247 - historical
Junos-FIPS 10.4 L2 OS Cryptographic Module - Juniper Networks, Inc. - FIPS 140 1813 - historical
Junos-FIPS 10.4 L1 OS Cryptographic Module - Juniper Networks, Inc. - FIPS 140 1772 - historical
JUNOS-FIPS - Juniper Networks, Inc. - FIPS 140 602 - historical

References

https://kb.juniper.net/JSA69899(Vendor Advisory)

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

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