Arista NetworksCVE-2026-73458
On affected platforms running Arista EOS with authenticated Bidirectional...
Critical9.2CVE-2026-73458 · Published Sep 15, 2026 · updated Sep 16, 2026
On affected platforms running Arista EOS with authenticated Bidirectional Forwarding Detection (BFD) sessions configured, a specially crafted packet can cause the BFD session(s) to go down. This may result in undesirable network changes because various routing protocols monitor status on BFD session(s).
Affected versions
| Package | Affected | Fixed in |
|---|---|---|
| EOS Product | >= 4.36.0, <= 4.36.1F | No fix yet |
| >= 4.35.0, <= 4.35.5M | No fix yet | |
| >= 4.34.0, <= 4.34.7M | No fix yet | |
| >= 4.33.0, <= 4.33.8M | No fix yet |
Details and references
- CVSS 4.0
- CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:N/UI:N/VC:N/VI:L/VA:H/SC:N/SI:N/SA:H/E:X/CR:X/IR:X/AR:X/MAV:X/MAC:X/MAT:X/MPR:X/MUI:X/MVC:X/MVI:X/MVA:X/MSC:X/MSI:X/MSA:X/S:X/AU:X/R:X/V:X/RE:X/U:X
- Severity from
- the vendor (its own CVE record or advisory)
- Weakness
- CWE-303
More Arista Networks advisories
All Arista Networks| Date | Advisory | Severity | Fixed in |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 15 | Arista Networks EOS: denial of service | Medium6.5 | No fix yet |
| Sep 15 | On affected platforms running Arista EOS with VRRPv2 IP Authentication Header | Medium5.3 | No fix yet |
| Sep 15 | Arista Networks EOS: improper input validation | High7.1 | No fix yet |
| Sep 15 | Arista Networks EOS: secrets in logs | Medium6.0 | No fix yet |
| Sep 15 | Arista Networks EOS: secrets in logs | Medium6.0 | No fix yet |
| Sep 15 | Arista Networks EOS: secrets in logs | Medium6.0 | No fix yet |