Session Smart Router and Session Smart Conductor: An attacker can overwrite arbitrary files as root

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  "url": "https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2026-103401",
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    "title": "Session Smart Router and Session Smart Conductor: An attacker can overwrite arbitrary files as root",
    "summary": "An Improper Link Resolution Before File Access ('Link Following') vulnerability in the unauthenticated web server handlers in Juniper Networks Session Smart Router and Session Smart Conductor allows a local unprivileged user to overwrite arbitrary files as root via unauthenticated API endpoints. This vulnerability can be exploited on Mist-managed routers and on unmanaged Routers that have not yet been onboarded to a Conductor. Routers already managed by Conductor are not affected.",
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  "published_at": "2026-10-28T16:34:44.566+00:00"
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