On Arista MOS configuration of a BGP password will cause the password to be logged in clear text.

published 2023-12-05 2 y ago modified 2026-06-17 4 mo ago also EUVD-2023-28563

cvss: 5.9; version 3.1, CNA
cisa kev: Not listed; not in CISA's catalog
epss: 0.3%; EPSS 0.3% chance of exploitation in 30 days, percentile 27%
public exploits: 0; none known

On affected platforms running Arista MOS, the configuration of a BGP password will cause the password to be logged in clear text that can be revealed in local logs or remote logging servers by authenticated users, as well as appear in clear text in the device’s running config.

CISA SSVC

Exploitation: Proof of concept is public
Automatable: no
Technical impact: partial
Assessed: 17 mo ago (2025-05-28)

Exploit prediction

0.34% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days, higher than 27% of all scored CVEs (FIRST EPSS, 2026-11-08).

CVSS scores

assigned by	version	score	vector
CNA	3.1	5.9	CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:H/PR:H/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:H/A:H
NVD	3.1	6.5	CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N

Affected products

Arista Networks MOS

Classification

Weakness

CWE-319 Cleartext Transmission of Sensitive Information

References

arista.com /en/support/advisories-notices/security-advisory/18644-security-advisory-0090
vendor-advisory

Sources

CVE List CVE-2023-24547
NVD CVE-2023-24547

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Summary