CVE-2015-7755: Juniper ScreenOS Improper Authentication Vulnerability

Critical severity, CVSS 9.8. Actively exploited: in CISA KEV since 2025-10-02. EPSS: 61.1% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days.

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.

Affected products

• Juniper ScreenOS: version 6.3.0 only

Published 2015-12-19. Last modified 2026-06-17.