An issue has recently been discovered in Arista EOS where the incorrect use of EOS's AAA API’s by the OpenConfig and TerminAttr agents could result in unrestricted access to the device for local users with nopassword configuration.
Default status is the baseline for the product, each version can override it (e.g. patched versions marked unaffected).
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| Arista Networks | Arista EOS | affected |
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Vendor Solution
The recommended resolution is to upgrade to a remediated software version at your earliest convenience. Artista recommends customers move to the latest version of each release that contains all the fixes listed below. CVE-2021-28500 has been fixed in the following releases: 4.26.2F and later releases in the 4.26.x train 4.25.5M and later releases in the 4.25.x train 4.25.4.1M and later releases in the 4.25.4.x train 4.24.7M and later releases in the 4.24.x train 4.23.9M and later releases in the 4.23.x train 4.22.12M and later releases in the 4.22.x train 4.21.15M and later releases in the 4.21.x train
Vendor Workaround
For local users whose authentication is with nopassword, enforce a password or remove the user. Ensure that the following configuration does not exist where a local user is configured with nopassword.
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EUVD |
EUVD-2021-15176 | An issue has recently been discovered in Arista EOS where the incorrect use of EOS's AAA API’s by the OpenConfig and TerminAttr agents could result in unrestricted access to the device for local users with nopassword configuration. |
No CVSS v4.0
No CVSS v3.0
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Exploit prediction score: < 1% (0.838% probability within 30 days)
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