Command injection in Arista EOS
Key facts
- Attack vector
- Network
- Privileges required
- Low
- User interaction
- None
- Attack complexity
- Low
- Attack requirements
- None
- Impact type
- Code execution
- Confidentiality · integrity · availability
- High · High · None
- Fix status
- No fix listed
Attack profile from CVSS 4.0 · CNA. Fix status from CNA. Impact type from CWE-77.
Summary
On affected platforms running Arista EOS with gRPC Network Security Interface (gNSI) Credentialz configured, a specially crafted request can cause unintended modifications to the target account's properties. This may result in the account being assigned elevated privileges or access beyond what an administrator intended.
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 | 4.30.0F to before 4.31.0F; 4.31.0F to before 4.32.0F; 4.32.0F to before 4.33.0F; 4.33.0F – 4.33.8M; 4.34.0F – 4.34.7M; 4.35.0F – 4.35.5M; 4.36.0F – 4.36.0.1F | — | No fix listed | CNA |
- EOS VendorArista Affected 4.30.0F to before 4.31.0F; 4.31.0F to before 4.32.0F; 4.32.0F to before 4.33.0F; 4.33.0F – 4.33.8M; 4.34.0F – 4.34.7M; 4.35.0F – 4.35.5M; 4.36.0F – 4.36.0.1F 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.
- Release ·
Arista Networks EOS 4.31.0F, 4.32.0F, 4.33.0F
2 records Highest priority Priority MEDIUM 1 MEDIUM, 1 LOW
Other records, highest priority first
- TI-2026-51564 Security Advisory 0162 - gNSI Certz/Bootz OS Command Injection via Crafted Rotate RequestPriority MEDIUM 44
Timeline
- 2026-10-02 Threatist record created from CVE-2026-73454
- 2026-10-03 Alias added: GHSA-9qm5-xc58-9xgf
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-2026-73454 · CVE Program
- CVE-2026-73454 · NVD
- FIRST EPSS
- GHSA-9qm5-xc58-9xgf · GitHub Advisory Database · CC BY 4.0
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