CVE-2026-120975

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{"affected": [{"configurations": [{"platform": ["710_series", "720d_series", "720xp/722xpm_series", "750x_series", "7010tx_series", "7020r/r4_series", "7130_series_running_eos", "7170_series", "7050x3/x4_series", "7060x/x2/x4/x5/x6/xe7_series", "7260x/x3_series", "7280r/r2/r3/r4_series", "7300x/x3_series", "7320x_series", "7358x4_series", "7368x4_series", "7388x5_series", "7500r/r2/r3_series", "7800r3/r4_series", "7700r4_series", "awe_5000_series", "awe_7200r_series", "ztx-7200_series", "cloudeos", "ceos-lab", "veos-lab", "cloudvision_exchange,_virtual_or_physical_appliance"], "status": "affected", "versions": {"scheme": "generic", "value": "[4.36.1F,4.36.1F]"}}], "enrichment": {"confidence": 100.0, "confidence_source": "matching", "scores": [{"score": 100.0, "source": "matching"}]}, "original": {"product": "EOS", "source": "cna", "vendor": "Arista Networks"}, "product": "eos", "vendor": "arista"}], "created": "2026-11-11T22:45:21.742894+00:00", "title": "Arista EOS AutoCertMgmt Termination Via Malicious Packet", "updated": "2026-11-13T10:45:19.539251+00:00", "vendors": ["arista", "arista$PRODUCT$eos"]}