CVE-2026-73467

On affected platforms running Arista EOS, under certain circumstances plaintext shared secrets for configured Terminal Access Controller Access-Control System Plus (TACACS+) servers

Published Sep 15, 2026 CVSS 4.0 · 6 Medium EPSS < 1% KEV · Not listed
Description
On affected platforms running Arista EOS, under certain circumstances plaintext shared secrets for configured Terminal Access Controller Access-Control System Plus (TACACS+) servers

Remediation

Vendor Solution

CVE-2026-73465 has been fixed in the following releases: * 4.36.2F and later releases in the 4.36.x train. * 4.35.5M and later releases in the 4.35.x train. * 4.34.8M and later releases in the 4.34.x train. * 4.33.10M and later releases in the 4.33.x train.


Vendor Workaround

The workaround is to disable Tacacs level 6 tracing on agent Aaa. switch(config)# no trace Aaa enable Tacacs levels 6 Clean Up Existing Log Files If any of the above agent logging levels have been enabled, it’s necessary to clean up the existing log files to remove the already leaked secrets and keys. Use the following commands to clean up Aaa or ConfigAgent log files: switch(config)# bash sudo truncate -s 0 /var/log/agents/Aaa* switch(config)# bash sudo truncate -s 0 /var/log/agents/ConfigAgent*   Then use the following commands to clean up previously rotated old log files: switch(config)# bash sudo find /var/log/agents -name 'Aaa*.gz' -type f -delete switch(config)# bash sudo find /var/log/agents -name 'ConfigAgent*.gz' -type f -delete

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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': 'no', 'Exploitation': 'none', 'Technical Impact': 'total'}, 'version': '2.0.3'}

Type Values Removed Values Added
Description On affected platforms running Arista EOS, under certain circumstances plaintext shared secrets for configured Terminal Access Controller Access-Control System Plus (TACACS+) servers
Title On affected platforms running Arista EOS, under certain circumstances plaintext shared secrets for configured Terminal Access Controller Access-Control System Plus (TACACS+) servers
Weaknesses CWE-532
References
Metrics cvssV3_1

{'score': 6.3, 'vector': 'CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:H/PR:H/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H'}

cvssV4_0

{'score': 6, 'vector': 'CVSS:4.0/AV:L/AC:H/AT:N/PR:H/UI:P/VC:H/VI:N/VA:N/SC:H/SI:H/SA:H'}

Weaknesses

Sources

Status
PUBLISHED
Assigner
Arista
Published
Updated
Sep 16, 2026, 3:51 PM
Reserved
Aug 12, 2026, 4:47 PM
Status
Awaiting Analysis
Published
Sep 15, 2026, 7:17 PM
Modified
Sep 16, 2026, 7:09 PM