Out-of-bounds read in Arista EOS
Key facts
- Attack vector
- Adjacent network
- Privileges required
- None
- User interaction
- None
- Attack complexity
- Low
- Attack requirements
- Present
- Impact type
- Denial of service
- Confidentiality · integrity · availability
- None · None · High
- Fix status
- No fix listed
Attack profile from CVSS 4.0 · CNA. Fix status from CNA. Impact type from CWE-125 and the CVSS impact.
Summary
On affected platforms running Arista EOS with OSPFv2 and OSPFv2 segment routing configured, a specially crafted OSPFv2 packet from an adjacent OSPF neighbor may cause OSPF to restart unexpectedly.
Why it matters now
SSVC decision points
CISA ADP · SSVC 2.0.3
- Exploitation
- None
- Automatable
- No
- Technical impact
- Partial
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 | 4.36.0F – 4.36.1F; 4.35.0F – 4.35.5M; 4.34.0F – 4.34.7.1M; 4.33.0F – 4.33.9M; 1.0.0 to before 4.33.0F | — | No fix listed | CNA |
- EOS VendorArista Affected 4.36.0F – 4.36.1F; 4.35.0F – 4.35.5M; 4.34.0F – 4.34.7.1M; 4.33.0F – 4.33.9M; 1.0.0 to before 4.33.0F Fixed in — No fix listed CNA
Remediation
No fixed version listed by the sources yet.
Fixed in the same release
Records fixed by the same vendor advisory or release, as the CNA lists them.
- Advisory ·
Arista Networks EOS — Security Advisory 0171
2 records Highest priority Priority LOW 2 LOW
Other records, highest priority first
- TI-2026-51553 Insufficient verification of data authenticity in Arista EOSPriority LOW 30
Timeline
- 2026-10-02 Threatist record created from CVE-2026-73436
- 2026-10-03 Alias added: GHSA-j872-p7vg-jj85
References
Advisory 1
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-2026-73436 · CVE Program
- CVE-2026-73436 · NVD
- FIRST EPSS
- GHSA-j872-p7vg-jj85 · GitHub Advisory Database · CC BY 4.0
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