Arista CloudVision Exchange (CVX) Cluster Privilege Escalation via MCS Redis Session
Key facts
- Attack vector
- Network
- Privileges required
- Low
- User interaction
- None
- Attack complexity
- Low
- Attack requirements
- None
- Impact type
- Privilege escalation
- Confidentiality · integrity · availability
- High · High · Low
- Fix status
- Fixed
Attack profile from CVSS 4.0 · CNA. Fix status from CNA. Impact type from CWE-269.
Summary
An authenticated Redis session could be used to obtain full root access to all servers in the CVX cluster. Note that this would require an attacker to have both network access to the Redis service on a CVX server and the Redis password. Please note that all Redis communication, including authentication, occurs over plaintext in the present day. TLS support is tracked under RFE1294850.
Why it matters now
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
| Vendor | Product | Affected versions | Fixed in | Status | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Arista | EOS / CloudVision eXchange (CVX) | 4.34.0F – 4.34.1F; 4.33.0M – 4.33.4M; 4.32.0M – 4.32.6M; 4.31.0M – 4.31.8M; 4.30.0 to before 4.31.0 | 4.31.0 | Patch available | CNA |
- EOS / CloudVision eXchange (CVX) VendorArista Affected 4.34.0F – 4.34.1F; 4.33.0M – 4.33.4M; 4.32.0M – 4.32.6M; 4.31.0M – 4.31.8M; 4.30.0 to before 4.31.0 Fixed in 4.31.0 Patch available CNA
Remediation
- Fix · CNA EOS / CloudVision eXchange (CVX) (Arista Networks) Fixed in 4.31.0
Fixed in the same release
Records fixed by the same vendor advisory or release, as the CNA lists them.
- Advisory ·
Arista Networks EOS / CloudVision eXchange (CVX) — arista.com/en/support/advisories-notices/security-advisory/…
3 records Highest priority Priority MEDIUM 1 MEDIUM, 2 LOW
Other records, highest priority first
- TI-2025-04565 Arista CloudVision Exchange Cluster Instability via Unexpected Switch MessagesPriority LOW 31
- TI-2025-04564 Arista EOS SysDB Agent Denial of Service via Malformed CVX Client/Server MessagesPriority LOW 31
Timeline
- 2026-10-02 Threatist record created from CVE-2025-5088
- 2026-10-03 Alias added: GHSA-6vg3-4m6v-gqxx
References
More Arista vulnerabilities
- TI-2026-79524 Privilege escalation in Arista VeloCloud Orchestrator on-premises KEVCVSS 4.0CRITICAL 9.4
- TI-2026-63212 Improper input validation in Arista VeloCloud Orchestrator On-Prem KEVCVSS 4.0CRITICAL 9.5
- TI-2026-13992 VeloCloud Orchestrator OS Command Injection KEVCVSS 4.0CRITICAL 10.0
- TI-2014-05975 GNU Bash through 4.3 bash43-025 processes trailing strings after certain malformed… KEVCVSS 3.1CRITICAL 9.8
- TI-2014-05157 GNU Bash through 4.3 processes trailing strings after function definitions in the values… KEVCVSS 3.1CRITICAL 9.8
- TI-2026-23989 crypto: algif_aead - Revert to operating out-of-place KEVCVSS 3.1HIGH 7.8
Sources
- CVE-2025-5088 · CVE Program
- CVE-2025-5088 · NVD
- FIRST EPSS
- GHSA-6vg3-4m6v-gqxx · GitHub Advisory Database · CC BY 4.0
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