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Juniper Networks Session Smart Conductor: Improper OS Command Neutralization (CVE-2026-103406)

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.

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CVE search record: CVE-2026-103406. Severity: critical. CVSS: 9.8. KEV: no. Product: Session Smart Conductor. Brief: Juniper Networks Session Smart Conductor: Improper OS Command Neutralization (CVE-2026-103406). Brief link: https://feed.craftedsignal.io/briefs/2026-10-juniper-session-smart-conductor/

Triage facts

Revision 2
Applicability
Session Smart Conductor
Evidence
Unknown
Severity
Critical
Sources
2 public sources
Freshness
Revision 2Oct 28, 19:24 UTC
Vulnerabilities
1 CVE
Source quality
A2Roughly even chance
Revision history 1 entry · Revision 2
  1. Revision 2

    poc_available

    Changed: claim_state, has_poc, lastmod, poc_references, references, updates

    Sources: 1

CVE-2026-103406 identifies a vulnerability in the AutomatedProvisioner component of Juniper Networks Session Smart Conductor. A remote attacker can execute arbitrary commands as root by utilizing a specially crafted salt minion ID.