CVE-2025-5089

Arista EOS SysDB Agent Denial of Service via Malformed CVX Client/Server Messages

Published Jun 5, 2026 CVSS 4.0 · 7.1 High EPSS < 1% KEV · Not listed
Description
In a CVX cluster, an EOS switch connected to a CVX server is not resilient to certain malformed messages received from the connected CVX server. Similarly, the CVX server is not resilient to certain malformed messages received from the connected EOS switch. This leads to either a Sysdb agent crash on the EOS device causing a soft reset of the switch or agent crashes on the CVX server causing instability of the CVX cluster. An attacker could use this behavior to create a denial of service (DoS) scenario. Note that this would require the attacker to already have a high privilege access to the connected device to be able to send custom TCP packets. EOS switches that are not connected to a CVX server are not impacted.

Remediation

Vendor Solution

The recommended resolution is to upgrade to a remediated software version at your earliest convenience. CVE-2025-5089 has been fixed in the following releases: * 4.34.2F and later releases in the 4.34.x train * 4.33.5M and later releases in the 4.33.x train * 4.32.7M and later releases in the 4.32.x train * 4.31.9M and later releases in the 4.31.x train


Vendor Workaround

There is no mitigation for this issue.

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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 cloudvision Exchange
Vendors & Products Arista
Arista cloudvision Exchange
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Description In a CVX cluster, an EOS switch connected to a CVX server is not resilient to certain malformed messages received from the connected CVX server. Similarly, the CVX server is not resilient to certain malformed messages received from the connected EOS switch. This leads to either a Sysdb agent crash on the EOS device causing a soft reset of the switch or agent crashes on the CVX server causing instability of the CVX cluster. An attacker could use this behavior to create a denial of service (DoS) scenario. Note that this would require the attacker to already have a high privilege access to the connected device to be able to send custom TCP packets. EOS switches that are not connected to a CVX server are not impacted.
Title Arista EOS SysDB Agent Denial of Service via Malformed CVX Client/Server Messages
Weaknesses CWE-20
References
Metrics cvssV3_1

{'score': 6.5, 'vector': 'CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H'}

cvssV4_0

{'score': 7.1, 'vector': 'CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:L/UI:N/VC:N/VI:N/VA:H/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N'}

Weaknesses

Sources

Status
PUBLISHED
Assigner
Arista
Published
Updated
Jun 9, 2026, 3:14 PM
Reserved
May 22, 2025, 4:26 PM
Status
Awaiting Analysis
Published
Jun 5, 2026, 5:16 PM
Modified
Oct 7, 2026, 8:10 AM