CVE-2023-5502

On affected platforms running Arista EOS with 802.1x authentication configured on the access/trunk ports, a malicious supplicant may bypass authentication.

Published Jun 4, 2026 CVSS 4.0 · 8.2 High EPSS < 1% KEV · Not listed
Description
On affected platforms running Arista EOS with 802.1x authentication configured on the access/trunk ports, and routing enabled on the access VLAN of the ports, a malicious supplicant may be able to bypass the requirement to perform 802.1x authentication.

Remediation

Vendor Solution

The recommended resolution is to upgrade to a remediated software version at your earliest convenience. Arista recommends customers move to the latest version of each release that contains all the fixes listed below. For more information about upgrading see EOS User Manual: Upgrades and Downgrades https://www.arista.com/en/um-eos/eos-upgrades-and-downgrades CVE-2023-5502 has been fixed in the following releases: * 4.32.0F and later releases in the 4.32.x train * 4.31.3M and later releases in the 4.31.x train * 4.30.5M and later releases in the 4.30.x train * 4.29.7M and later releases in the 4.29.x train Note: Products 7280E and 7500E are EOL, and there are no released versions of EOS which fix the issue on those platforms.


Vendor Workaround

Mitigation of this vulnerability requires disabling dot1x. Dot1x can be disabled globally using the following command: no dot1x system-auth-control

Tracking

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Advisories

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History
Type Values Removed Values Added
Metrics ssvc

{'options': {'Automatable': 'no', 'Exploitation': 'none', 'Technical Impact': 'partial'}, 'version': '2.0.3'}

Type Values Removed Values Added
First Time appeared Arista
Arista eos
Vendors & Products Arista
Arista eos
Type Values Removed Values Added
Description On affected platforms running Arista EOS with 802.1x authentication configured on the access/trunk ports, and routing enabled on the access VLAN of the ports, a malicious supplicant may be able to bypass the requirement to perform 802.1x authentication.
Title On affected platforms running Arista EOS with 802.1x authentication configured on the access/trunk ports, a malicious supplicant may bypass authentication.
Weaknesses CWE-287
References
Metrics cvssV3_1

{'score': 5.9, 'vector': 'CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:H/A:N'}

cvssV4_0

{'score': 8.2, 'vector': 'CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:H/AT:N/PR:N/UI:N/VC:N/VI:H/VA:N/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N'}

Weaknesses

Sources

Status
PUBLISHED
Assigner
Arista
Published
Updated
Jun 5, 2026, 6:30 PM
Reserved
Oct 10, 2023, 3:58 PM
Status
Awaiting Analysis
Published
Jun 4, 2026, 11:16 PM
Modified
Jul 22, 2026, 8:10 PM