Juniper Networks has recently announced the release of out-of-band security updates to address a severe vulnerability that could lead to an authentication bypass in some of its routers. This vulnerability, identified as CVE-2024-2973, has received a CVSS score of 10.0, indicating the highest possible severity. The CVE-2024-2973 Vulnerability According to Juniper Networks, the vulnerability involves an authentication bypass using an alternate path or channel in Session Smart routers or conductors that operate with a redundant peer. This issue allows a network-based attacker to bypass authentication and take full control of the device. In an advisory issued last week, the company explained that