STIGUI
V-253945CAT I — High severitySV-253945r1207744_rule

The Juniper EX switch must be configured with an operating system release that is currently supported by the vendor.

Rule version JUEX-NM-000680 · STIG v2 · 2026-06-15

Discussion

Network devices running an unsupported operating system lack current security fixes required to mitigate the risks associated with recent vulnerabilities.

Check

Verify that the network device is in compliance with this requirement.

The currently running version is displayed at login and can be displayed at any time by running the "show version" (or "show version local" depending upon platform) command.

If the network device is not running an operating system release that is currently supported by the vendor, this is a finding.

Fix

Upgrade the network device to an operating system that is supported by the vendor.

request system software add <supported installation package>

Identifiers

Group ID
V-253945
Group title
SRG-APP-000516-NDM-000351
Rule ID
SV-253945r1207744_rule
Check ID
C-57397r843866_chk
Fix ID
F-57348r843867_fix