How severe is CVE-2022-22166?

CVE-2022-22166 has a CVSS 3.x base score of 6.5, rated medium severity. It is exploitable over an adjacent network with low attack complexity, requires no privileges and no user interaction. Impact on confidentiality is none, integrity none, and availability high.

Is CVE-2022-22166 being actively exploited?

It is not currently listed in CISA's KEV catalog. Its EPSS exploit-prediction score is 0% (29th percentile), an estimate of the probability of exploitation in the next 30 days.

What products are affected by CVE-2022-22166?

CVE-2022-22166 primarily affects Juniper Junos. In total, 12 product configurations (CPEs) are listed as vulnerable; see the affected-products list for the exact versions.

How do I fix CVE-2022-22166?

Review the linked vendor and NVD advisories for patched versions and mitigations, then upgrade or apply the recommended workaround.

When was CVE-2022-22166 published?

CVE-2022-22166 was published on 2022-01-19 and last updated on 2026-06-17.

CVE-2022-22166

CVE-2022-22166 is a medium-severity vulnerability in Juniper Junos with a CVSS 3.x base score of 6.5. It is not currently listed as actively exploited by CISA, and its EPSS exploit-prediction score is low. The underlying weakness is classified as CWE-1284.

Key facts

Severity: Medium (CVSS 3.x base score 6.5)
CVSS v2: 3.3
EPSS exploit prediction: 0% (29th percentile)
Actively exploited: Not listed in CISA KEV
Weakness: CWE-1284
Affected product: Juniper Junos
Published: 2022-01-19
Last modified: 2026-06-17

Description

An Improper Validation of Specified Quantity in Input vulnerability in the routing protocol daemon (rpd) of Juniper Networks Junos OS allows an unauthenticated networked attacker to cause an rdp crash and thereby a Denial of Service (DoS). If a BGP update message is received over an established BGP session where a BGP SR-TE policy tunnel attribute is malformed and BGP update tracing flag is enabled, the rpd will core. This issue can happen with any BGP session as long as the previous conditions are met. This issue can not propagate as the crash occurs as soon as the malformed update is received. This issue affects Juniper Networks Junos OS: 20.4 versions prior to 20.4R3-S1; 21.1 versions prior to 21.1R2-S2, 21.1R3. This issue does not affect Juniper Networks Junos OS versions prior to 20.4R1.

Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2022-22166?: An Improper Validation of Specified Quantity in Input vulnerability in the routing protocol daemon (rpd) of Juniper Networks Junos OS allows an unauthenticated networked attacker to cause an rdp crash and thereby a Denial of Service (DoS). If a BGP update message is received over an established BGP session where a BGP SR-TE policy tunnel attribute is malformed and BGP update tracing flag is enabled, the rpd will core. This issue can happen with any BGP session as long as the previous conditions are met. This issue can not propagate as the crash occurs as soon as the malformed update is received. This issue affects Juniper Networks Junos OS: 20.4 versions prior to 20.4R3-S1; 21.1 versions prior to 21.1R2-S2, 21.1R3. This issue does not affect Juniper Networks Junos OS versions prior to 20.4R1.
How severe is CVE-2022-22166?: CVE-2022-22166 has a CVSS 3.x base score of 6.5, rated medium severity. It is exploitable over an adjacent network with low attack complexity, requires no privileges and no user interaction. Impact on confidentiality is none, integrity none, and availability high.
Is CVE-2022-22166 being actively exploited?: It is not currently listed in CISA's KEV catalog. Its EPSS exploit-prediction score is 0% (29th percentile), an estimate of the probability of exploitation in the next 30 days.
What products are affected by CVE-2022-22166?: CVE-2022-22166 primarily affects Juniper Junos. In total, 12 product configurations (CPEs) are listed as vulnerable; see the affected-products list for the exact versions.
How do I fix CVE-2022-22166?: Review the linked vendor and NVD advisories for patched versions and mitigations, then upgrade or apply the recommended workaround.
When was CVE-2022-22166 published?: CVE-2022-22166 was published on 2022-01-19 and last updated on 2026-06-17.

References

https://kb.juniper.net/JSA11274

Affected products (12)

cpe:2.3:o:juniper:junos:20.4:-:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:o:juniper:junos:20.4:r1:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:o:juniper:junos:20.4:r1-s1:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:o:juniper:junos:20.4:r2:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:o:juniper:junos:20.4:r2-s1:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:o:juniper:junos:20.4:r2-s2:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:o:juniper:junos:20.4:r3:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:o:juniper:junos:21.1:-:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:o:juniper:junos:21.1:r1:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:o:juniper:junos:21.1:r1-s1:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:o:juniper:junos:21.1:r2:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:o:juniper:junos:21.1:r2-s1:*:*:*:*:*:*

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