CVE-2015-7755
Juniper ScreenOS Improper Authentication Vulnerability
- Published
- Dec 19, 2015
- Updated
- Oct 21, 2025
- Assigning CNA
- mitre
- Evidence observed
- Oct 2, 2025
Primary CVSS
nvd · CVSS 3.1
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:HHigh · next 30 days
- Percentile
- 99.1%
- Model date
- Sep 21, 2026
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CISA Known Exploited
This CVE appears in the CISA Known Exploited Vulnerabilities catalog.
Summary
Juniper ScreenOS 6.2.0r15 through 6.2.0r18, 6.3.0r12 before 6.3.0r12b, 6.3.0r13 before 6.3.0r13b, 6.3.0r14 before 6.3.0r14b, 6.3.0r15 before 6.3.0r15b, 6.3.0r16 before 6.3.0r16b, 6.3.0r17 before 6.3.0r17b, 6.3.0r18 before 6.3.0r18b, 6.3.0r19 before 6.3.0r19b, and 6.3.0r20 before 6.3.0r21 allows remote attackers to obtain administrative access by entering an unspecified password during a (1) SSH or (2) TELNET session.
Sources
2Proof-of-concept exploit for CVE-2015-7755 targeting Juniper ScreenOS backdoor authentication bypass via SSH with hardcoded root credentials.
- juniper-cve-2015-7755Research
Notes, binaries, and related information from analysis of the CVE-2015-7755 & CVE-2015-7756 issues within Juniper ScreenOS
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