An unvalidated REST API in the AppFormix Agent of Juniper Networks AppFormix allows an unauthenticated remote attacker to execute commands as root on the host running the AppFormix Agent, when certain preconditions are performed by the attacker, thus granting the attacker full control over the environment.

This issue affects:

• Juniper Networks AppFormix 3 versions prior to 3.1.22, 3.2.14, 3.3.0.

Juniper SIRT is not aware of any malicious exploitation of this vulnerability.

This issue was seen during production usage.

This issue has been assigned  CVE-2021-0265 .

The following software releases have been updated to resolve this specific issue: AppFormix 3.1.22, 3.2.14, 3.3.0, and all subsequent releases.

This issue is being tracked as AP-1330.

Software releases or updates are available for download at https://support.juniper.net/support/downloads/

There are no known workarounds for this issue.

2021-04-14: Initial Publication.

• KB16613: Overview of the Juniper Networks SIRT Quarterly Security Bulletin Publication Process [juniper.net]
• KB16765: In which releases are vulnerabilities fixed? [juniper.net]
• KB16446: Common Vulnerability Scoring System (CVSS) and Juniper's Security Advisories [juniper.net]
• Report a Security Vulnerability - How to Contact the Juniper Networks Security Incident Response Team
• CVE-2021-0265 at cve.mitre.org