Insecure SSHD Configuration in Juniper NFX Series Devices Allows Remote Unauthenticated Access

CVE-2018-0044 · MEDIUM Severity

AV:N/AC:M/AU:N/C:P/I:P/A:P

An insecure SSHD configuration in Juniper Device Manager (JDM) and host OS on Juniper NFX Series devices may allow remote unauthenticated access if any of the passwords on the system are empty. The affected SSHD configuration has the PermitEmptyPasswords option set to "yes". Affected releases are Juniper Networks Junos OS: 18.1 versions prior to 18.1R4 on NFX Series.

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