Exploited CVEs / Juniper / CVE-2023-36847
CVE-2023-36847
Juniper Junos OS EX Series Missing Authentication for Critical Function Vulnerability. Exploitation in the wild is confirmed by CISA, not predicted. Federal agencies were required to remediate by 2023-11-17 (that deadline has passed); treat that date as the outer bound for your own environment. Check the vendor security advisory for the fix.
Risk summary
Actively exploited Juniper Junos OS vulnerability, Medium severity, CVSS 5.3. Added to the CISA KEV catalog 2023-11-13.
Senserva AI Opinion for CVE-2023-36847
Juniper EX Series switches accept requests to installAppPackage.php without authentication, letting a remote attacker affect file system integrity on the device. Like the rest of this Junos OS cluster it is rated Medium Severity (CVSS 5.3) in isolation, but its 85% EPSS score reflects how routinely it is stacked with the companion flaws into something far worse. It has been confirmed exploited by CISA since November 2023.
Do this: Patch EX Series switches and audit device file systems for unexpected uploaded packages.
AI-generated from public data, 2026-07-07. Verify against the vendor advisory before acting.
Senserva AI Opinion and rich prompt for CVE-2023-36847
Copy this prompt into Claude, ChatGPT, or Copilot. The facts are included, sourced from this page.
Updated August 14, 2026. Data refreshed on every build from MSRC, CISA KEV, and FIRST EPSS.
Full tracking and change history for CVE-2023-36847
- Published
- 2023-11-13
- Last revised
- 2023-11-13
- Changes tracked
- 1
Published and last-revised dates are authoritative, from Microsoft MSRC (or the CISA KEV date-added). Senserva additionally records day-to-day changes from 2026-07-07, refreshed several times a day; the change count reflects that forward-only tracking.
- 2023-11-13 added to the CISA KEV catalog by CISA
- 2026-07-17 CVSS 0.0 to 5.3; EPSS first scored at 84.7%
- 2026-08-07 EPSS 84.7% to 84.6%
Recorded by Senserva on the dates shown, from CISA KEV and FIRST EPSS. This is what moved and when, which neither the vendor advisory nor NVD publishes.
CISA required action
Federal (BOD 22-01) remediation due date: 2023-11-17 (past due).
Apply mitigations per vendor instructions or discontinue use of the product if mitigations are unavailable.
Official fix for CVE-2023-36847
Check the vendor's security advisory channel for the patched Junos OS versions and workarounds.
Common questions about CVE-2023-36847
Is CVE-2023-36847 actively exploited?
Yes. CVE-2023-36847 was added to the CISA Known Exploited Vulnerabilities (KEV) catalog on 2023-11-13, which means exploitation in the wild has been confirmed, not predicted. Its EPSS 30-day exploitation probability is 85%.
What is the CISA deadline and required action for CVE-2023-36847?
CISA set the federal (BOD 22-01) remediation due date at 2023-11-17, which has passed; treat any unremediated system as overdue. The verbatim required action: Apply mitigations per vendor instructions or discontinue use of the product if mitigations are unavailable.
What fixes CVE-2023-36847?
Check the vendor's security advisory for the patched Junos OS versions and any workarounds. KEV listing makes this a fix-first item: patch it ahead of higher-CVSS issues nobody is exploiting.
Can I ask my own AI about CVE-2023-36847?
Yes. This page includes a free, ready-to-paste AI prompt containing CVE-2023-36847's key facts: severity, CVSS, EPSS, the KEV date, the CISA due date, and the required action. Copy it into Claude, ChatGPT, or Copilot; the data is refreshed twice a day (5 AM and 3 PM US Central).
Scope and sources
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