Juniper Junos OS SIP-ALG DoS via Malformed SIP Invite (pre-23.2R2-S7)
CVE-2026-57026 Published on July 9, 2026
Junos OS: MX Series with SPC3, SRX Series: Processing of a specifically malformed SIP invite causes a flowd crash
An Improper Validation of Syntactic Correctness of Input vulnerability in the SIP plugin of Juniper Networks Junos OS on MX Series with SPC3 and SRX Series allows an unauthenticated, network-based attacker to cause a Denial-of-Service (DoS).If the SIP ALG is enabled on an affected device, the processing of a malformed SIP invite packet will cause a flow processing daemon (flowd) crash and restart. This leads to a complete service outage until the system has automatically recovered.
This issue affects Junos OS on MX Series with SPC3 and SRX Series:
* all versions before 23.2R2-S7,
* 23.4 versions before 23.4R2-S8,
* 24.2 versions before 24.2R2-S5,
* 24.4 versions before 24.4R2-S4,
* 25.2 versions before 25.2R2,
* 25.4 versions before 25.4R1-S2.
Vulnerability Analysis
CVE-2026-57026 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 have no impact on confidentiality and integrity, and a high impact on availability.
Weakness Type
Improper Validation of Syntactic Correctness of Input
The product receives input that is expected to be well-formed - i.e., to comply with a certain syntax - but it does not validate or incorrectly validates that the input complies with the syntax.
Products Associated with CVE-2026-57026
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Affected Versions
Juniper Networks Junos OS:- Before 23.2R2-S7 is affected.
- Version 23.4 and below 23.4R2-S8 is affected.
- Version 24.2 and below 24.2R2-S5 is affected.
- Version 24.4 and below 24.4R2-S4 is affected.
- Version 25.2 and below 25.2R2 is affected.
- Version 25.4 and below 25.4R1-S2 is affected.