CVE-2026-73455

Security Advisory 0173

Published Sep 16, 2026 CVSS 4.0 · 8.9 High EPSS < 1% KEV · Not listed
Description
On affected platforms running Arista EOS with Open Shortest Path First version 3 (OSPFv3) configured, a specially crafted packet can cause the OSPFv3 agent to restart unexpectedly.

Remediation

Vendor Solution

The following EOS releases contain the fix: - 4.33.9M and later in the 4.33.x train - 4.34.7M and later in the 4.34.x train - 4.35.5M and later in the 4.35.x train - 4.36.1F and later in the 4.36.x train A hotfix (version 1.0) is available for 4.36.0.1F, 4.35.4M, 4.34.6M, and 4.33.8M.


Vendor Workaround

Configure OSPFv3 IPsec encryption to authenticate/encrypt OSPFv3 packets. Per-interface encryption: switch(config)# interface <interface-name> switch(config-if)# ospfv3 encryption ipsec spi <spi-value> esp aes-256-cbc sha1 passphrase <shared-passphrase> Per-area encryption: switch(config)# router ospfv3 switch(config-router-ospfv3)# address-family ipv4 switch(config-router-ospfv3-af)# area <area-id> encryption ipsec spi <spi-value> esp aes-256-cbc sha1 passphrase <shared-passphrase>

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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
Metrics ssvc

{'options': {'Automatable': 'yes', 'Exploitation': 'none', 'Technical Impact': 'partial'}, 'version': '2.0.3'}

Type Values Removed Values Added
Description On affected platforms running Arista EOS with Open Shortest Path First version 3 (OSPFv3) configured, a specially crafted packet can cause the OSPFv3 agent to restart unexpectedly.
Title Security Advisory 0173
Weaknesses CWE-130
References
Metrics cvssV3_1

{'score': 7.5, 'vector': 'CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H'}

cvssV4_0

{'score': 8.9, 'vector': 'CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:P/PR:N/UI:N/VC:N/VI:N/VA:H/SC:N/SI:N/SA:H'}

Weaknesses

Sources

Status
PUBLISHED
Assigner
Arista
Published
Updated
Sep 16, 2026, 5:56 PM
Reserved
Aug 12, 2026, 4:45 PM
Status
Awaiting Analysis
Published
Sep 16, 2026, 10:16 AM
Modified
Sep 16, 2026, 7:09 PM