Juniper Session Smart Conductor OS Command Injection (AutomatedProvisioner)
CVE-2026-103406 Published on October 28, 2026

Session Smart Conductor: An unauthenticated attacker causes arbitrary command execution during key management.
An Improper Neutralization of Special Elements used in an OS Command vulnerability in the AutomatedProvisioner in Juniper Networks Session Smart Conductor allows a remote attacker to execute arbitrary commands as root via a specially crafted salt minion ID.

Vendor Advisory NVD

Vulnerability Analysis

CVE-2026-103406 is exploitable with network access, and does not require authorization privileges or user interaction. This vulnerability is considered to have a low attack complexity. The potential impact of an exploit of this vulnerability is considered to be critical as this vulnerability has a high impact to the confidentiality, integrity and availability of this component.

Exploitation:
NONE
Automatable:
NO
Technical Impact:
TOTAL
Attack Vector:
NETWORK
Attack Complexity:
LOW
Privileges Required:
NONE
User Interaction:
NONE
Scope:
UNCHANGED
Confidentiality Impact:
HIGH
Integrity Impact:
HIGH
Availability Impact:
HIGH

Weakness Type

What is a Shell injection Vulnerability?

The software constructs all or part of an OS command using externally-influenced input from an upstream component, but it does not neutralize or incorrectly neutralizes special elements that could modify the intended OS command when it is sent to a downstream component.

CVE-2026-103406 has been classified to as a Shell injection vulnerability or weakness.


Affected Versions

Juniper Networks Session Smart Conductor: