CVE-2021-28496

Medium

Description

On systems running Arista EOS and CloudEOS with the affected release version, when using shared secret profiles the password configured for use by BiDirectional Forwarding Detection (BFD) will be leaked when displaying output over eAPI or other JSON outputs to other authenticated users on the device. The affected EOS Versions are: all releases in 4.22.x train, 4.23.9 and below releases in the 4.23.x train, 4.24.7 and below releases in the 4.24.x train, 4.25.4 and below releases in the 4.25.x train, 4.26.1 and below releases in the 4.26.x train

SeverityMedium
CVSS5.7
Exploit probability—
ProductArista Eos
PublishedOct 21, 2021
First seenOct 21, 2021
Weakness typeCWE-311CWE-311

How to fix

Update
  • arista eos4.23.10, 4.24.8, 4.25.5, 4.26.2 or later

Affected products

ProductAffected versionsFixed in
arista eos4.22 ≤ v ≤ 4.22.7m, 4.23 ≤ v < 4.23.10, 4.24 ≤ v < 4.24.8, 4.25 ≤ v < 4.25.5, 4.26 ≤ v < 4.26.24.23.10, 4.24.8, 4.25.5, 4.26.2

Check your version

Choose the product and enter the version you run to see whether it falls in the affected range.

In the Intelligence 360 plan

Attack Surface Management

See the assets tied to your domains, the technologies they run and known vulnerabilities in one list.

CVE-2021-28496 · Arista Eos · Dark Radar