CVE-2021-28501 CRITICAL

CVE-2021-28501: An issue has recently been discovered in Arista EOS where the incorrect use of EOS's AAA API’s by the OpenConfig and TerminAttr agents could result in unrestricted access to the device for local users with nopassword configuration.

Vendor Arista Networks
Product Terminattr
Weakness CWE-285
Published January 14, 2022
Last update September 17, 2024
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CVSS base score

9.1/10
Attack vector Network
Attack complexity Low
Privileges required None
User interaction None
Confidentiality None
Integrity High

CVSS vector

CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:H/A:H

What the vulnerability does

01Description

An issue has recently been discovered in Arista EOS where the incorrect use of EOS's AAA API’s by the OpenConfig and TerminAttr agents could result in unrestricted access to the device for local users with nopassword configuration.

Key dates

02Disclosure timeline

January 14, 2022 CVE published
September 17, 2024 Record updated