CVE-2026-121369

Security Advisory 0225

Published Nov 10, 2026 CVSS 4.0 · 6.7 Medium EPSS < 1% KEV · Not listed
Description
On affected platforms running Arista EOS under specific link configurations an attacker with direct connectivity to the system may cause system CPU and memory utilization to increase considerably leading to slow responsiveness and eventually may cause the system to reboot.

Remediation

Vendor Workaround

switch(config)# interface Ethernet3/2 switch(config-if-Et3/2)# speed auto 1g (Workaround: configure an explicit speed on all interfaces to prevent exposure)

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History
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 under specific link configurations an attacker with direct connectivity to the system may cause system CPU and memory utilization to increase considerably leading to slow responsiveness and eventually may cause the system to reboot.
Title Security Advisory 0225
Weaknesses CWE-770
References
Metrics cvssV3_1

{'score': 5.3, 'vector': 'CVSS:3.1/AV:P/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:C/C:N/I:N/A:H'}

cvssV4_0

{'score': 6.7, 'vector': 'CVSS:4.0/AV:P/AC:L/AT:N/PR:N/UI:N/VC:N/VI:N/VA:H/SC:N/SI:N/SA:H'}

Weaknesses

Sources

Status
PUBLISHED
Assigner
Arista
Published
Updated
Nov 13, 2026, 4:42 PM
Reserved
Nov 3, 2026, 11:27 AM
Status
Awaiting Analysis
Published
Nov 10, 2026, 8:18 PM
Modified
Nov 13, 2026, 5:17 PM