No exploitation reported

CVE-2020-1648

No exploitation reported by the sources we read.

Published2020-07-17
WeaknessCWE-159 · CWE-690

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Description

On Juniper Networks Junos OS and Junos OS Evolved devices, processing a specific BGP packet can lead to a routing process daemon (RPD) crash and restart. This issue can occur even before the BGP session with the peer is established. Repeated receipt of this specific BGP packet can result in an extended Denial of Service (DoS) condition. This issue affects: Juniper Networks Junos OS: 18.2X75 versions starting from 18.2X75-D50.8, 18.2X75-D60 and later versions, prior to 18.2X75-D52.8, 18.2X75-D53, 18.2X75-D60.2, 18.2X75-D65.1, 18.2X75-D70; 19.4 versions 19.4R1 and 19.4R1-S1; 20.1 versions prior to 20.1R1-S2, 20.1R2. Juniper Networks Junos OS Evolved: 19.4-EVO versions prior to 19.4R2-S2-EVO; 20.1-EVO versions prior to 20.1R2-EVO. This issue does not affect: Juniper Networks Junos OS releases prior to 19.4R1. Juniper Networks Junos OS Evolved releases prior to 19.4R1-EVO.

Timeline

dates in UTC

2020-07-1719:15CVE publishedNVD

Observed activity

isMalicious corpus · updated 2026-10-23 18:48 UTC

Indicators tagged with this CVE, per day0 indicators over 7 days

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Versions per branch

NVD

Juniper junos

Branch	Affected	Fixed in	Source
18.2	= 18.2x75	no fix published	NVD
19.4	= 19.4	no fix published	NVD
20.1	= 20.1	no fix published	NVD

Juniper junos os evolved

Branch	Affected	Fixed in	Source
19.4	= 19.4	no fix published	NVD
20.1	= 20.1	no fix published	NVD

as publishedRanges as NVD and OSV publish them; a distribution’s build can be fixed under an older number.

Fix

Advisories and patches

kb.juniper.netVendor Advisory

Detection

Nuclei template: none so far
Exploit-DB: no entry
Proof-of-concept repositories: none listed

Sources

CNACVSS 3.17.5read 2026-10-23
NVDCVSS 3.17.5read 2026-10-23
NVDCVSS 2.05read 2026-10-23
CNAweakness (CWE)CWE-159, CWE-690read 2026-10-23
FIRST EPSSEPSS score1.3 %2026-10-22

Technical details

CVSS v3 Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H
Published: 2020-07-17
Last Modified: 2026-06-17
NVD status: Modified

Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2020-1648?

Is CVE-2020-1648 actively exploited?

Active exploitation of CVE-2020-1648 has not been confirmed. Its EPSS score was 1.3% on 2026-10-22, the estimated probability of exploitation in the next 30 days.

What is the CVSS score for CVE-2020-1648?

CVE-2020-1648 has a CVSS v3 base score of 7.5 (HIGH severity), with vector string CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H.

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