Stored cross-site scripting in Arista CloudVision Portal file upload
Key facts
- Attack vector
- Network
- Privileges required
- Low
- User interaction
- Active
- Attack complexity
- Low
- Attack requirements
- None
- Impact type
- Cross-site scripting
- Confidentiality · integrity · availability
- High · High · High
- Fix status
- No fix listed
Attack profile from CVSS 4.0 · CNA. Fix status from CNA. Impact type from CWE-79.
Summary
Arista CloudVision Portal from 1.0.0 before 2025.3.0, from 2025.3.0 through 2025.3.3, from 2026.1.0 through 2026.1.2 and from 2026.2.0 are affected. Missing input validation in the Fileserver upload API allows stored cross-site scripting (CWE-79). An authenticated attacker with file upload privileges can hijack another CloudVision user's web session, potentially gaining full account access and administrative permissions.
Written with Claude Haiku 5.5 from the sources below · 2026-10-29
Description from the CNA
A missing input validation vulnerability in the Fileserver upload API allows an authenticated attacker with file upload privileges to execute stored cross-site scripting (XSS). Successful exploitation could enable the attacker to hijack another CloudVision user's web session, potentially granting full access to their account and administrative permissions.
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 | CloudVision Portal | 2026.2.0; 2026.1.0 – 2026.1.2; 2025.3.0 – 2025.3.3; 1.0.0 to before 2025.3.0 | — | No fix listed | CNA |
- CloudVision Portal VendorArista Affected 2026.2.0; 2026.1.0 – 2026.1.2; 2025.3.0 – 2025.3.3; 1.0.0 to before 2025.3.0 Fixed in — No fix listed CNA
Remediation
The sources list no fixed version for CloudVision Portal.
Written with Claude Haiku 5.5 from the sources below · 2026-10-29
Timeline
- 2026-10-06 Threatist record created from CVE-2026-101158
- 2026-10-07 CISA SSVC decision points changed
- 2026-10-07 Priority changed: MEDIUM → LOW
- 2026-10-07 Alias added: GHSA-5qwv-x7hg-2f8r
- 2026-10-07 Priority changed: LOW → MEDIUM
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-2026-101158 · CVE Program
- CVE-2026-101158 · NVD
- FIRST EPSS
- GHSA-5qwv-x7hg-2f8r · GitHub Advisory Database · CC BY 4.0
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