CVE-2021-28507 json
An issue has recently been discovered in Arista EOS where, under certain conditions, the service ACL configured for OpenConfig gNOI and OpenConfig RESTCONF might be bypassed, which results in the denied requests being forwarded to the agent.
published 2022-01-14 4 y ago modified 2026-06-17 4 mo ago also EUVD-2021-15183
- cvss
- 5.5
- version 3.1, CNA
- cisa kev
- Not listed
- not in CISA's catalog
- epss
- 0.7%
- EPSS 0.7% chance of exploitation in 30 days, percentile 53%
- public exploits
- 0
- none known
Summary
An issue has recently been discovered in Arista EOS where, under certain conditions, the service ACL configured for OpenConfig gNOI and OpenConfig RESTCONF might be bypassed, which results in the denied requests being forwarded to the agent.
Patch / fix
Exploit prediction
0.69% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days, higher than 53% of all scored CVEs (FIRST EPSS, 2026-11-08).
Exploits and checks
- arista.com https://www.arista.com/en/support/advisories-notices/security-advisories/13449-security-advisory-0071 referenced PoC, tagged "exploit" by a source, unverified
CVSS scores
| assigned by | version | score | vector |
|---|---|---|---|
| CNA | 3.1 | 5.5 | CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:H/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:H/A:N |
| NVD | 3.1 | 7.1 | CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:H/A:N |
| NVD | 2.0 | 4.9 | AV:N/AC:M/Au:S/C:P/I:P/A:N |
Affected products
- Arista Networks EOS
Classification
- Weakness
-
- CWE-284 Improper Access Control
References
-
arista.com
/en/support/advisories-notices/security-advisories/13449-security-advisory-0071
exploit, mitigation, patch, vendor-advisory
Sources
- CVE List CVE-2021-28507
- NVD CVE-2021-28507
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