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TI-2024-11890 Aliases CVE-2024-12830GHSA-g2qv-6658-vpj8

Path traversal in Arista NG Firewall

Priority LOW 36CWE-22Published · Updated

Key facts

Attack vector
Network
Privileges required
None
User interaction
None
Attack complexity
Low
Impact type
—
Confidentiality · integrity · availability
Low · Low · Low
Fix status
No fix listed

Attack profile from CVSS 3.1 · NVD. Fix status from CNA.

Summary

Arista NG Firewall custom_handler Directory Traversal Remote Code Execution Vulnerability. This vulnerability allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code on affected installations of Arista NG Firewall. Authentication is not required to exploit this vulnerability. The specific flaw exists within the implementation of the custom_handler method. The issue results from the lack of proper validation of a user-supplied path prior to using it in file operations. An attacker can leverage this vulnerability to execute code in the context of the www-data user. Was ZDI-CAN-24019.

Why it matters now

Exploitation None reported CISA SSVC · not in CISA KEV
EPSS 0.01023 63rd percentileScored 2026-11-07
Fix No fix listed No fixed version in the sources yet

SSVC decision points

CISA ADP · SSVC 2.0.3

Exploitation
None
Automatable
No
Technical impact
Total

The decision (Track, Attend, Act) also depends on your mission and well-being impact; see CISA's SSVC guide.

Affected products

VendorProductAffected versionsFixed inStatusSource
AristaNG Firewall17.1.1—No fix listedCNA
  • NG Firewall VendorArista Affected 17.1.1 Fixed in — No fix listed CNA

CPE configurations NVD · 1

CPEVersionsRoleVendor
cpe:2.3:a:arista:ng_firewall:17.1.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*17.1.1VulnerableArista
  • cpe:2.3:a:arista:ng_firewall:17.1.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 17.1.1 Vulnerable ·Arista

Remediation

No fixed version listed by the sources yet.

Timeline

  1. 2026-10-02 Threatist record created from CVE-2024-12830
  2. 2026-10-03 Alias added: GHSA-g2qv-6658-vpj8

References

Advisory 1

  • TI-2024-08481 The administrator is able to configure an insecure captive portal script CVSS 3.1CRITICAL 9.8
  • TI-2024-08482 A user with administrator privileges is able to retrieve authentication tokens CVSS 3.1MEDIUM 6.6
  • TI-2024-18496 SQL injection in Arista Edge Threat Management - Arista NG Firewall CVSS 3.1HIGH 8.8
  • TI-2025-02419 Cross-site scripting in Arista NG Firewall CVSS 3.1CRITICAL 9.6
  • TI-2026-20726 Arista Edge Threat Management NGFW Captive Portal Custom Handler Command Injection CVSS 4.0HIGH 7.0
  • TI-2026-20724 Arista Edge Threat Management NGFW Captive Portal Encrypted Password Command Injection CVSS 4.0HIGH 7.0
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Sources

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