SB2023042448 - Privilege escalation in Arista EOS and TerminAttr
Published: April 24, 2023 Updated: May 17, 2025
Security Bulletin ID
SB2023042448
CSH Severity
Low
Patch available
YES
Number of vulnerabilities
1
Exploitation vector
Remote access
Highest impact
Code execution
Breakdown by Severity
- Low
- Medium
- High
- Critical
Description
This security bulletin contains information about 1 vulnerability.
1) Improper access control (CVE-ID: CVE-2023-24512)
CWE-ID: CWE-284 - Improper Access Control
CVSSv4: CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:H/UI:N/VC:H/VI:H/VA:H/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N/E:U/U:Clear
The vulnerability allows a remote user to compromise the affected system.
The vulnerability exists due to improper access restrictions. A remote user with permissions to perform gNMI requests could craft a request allowing it to update arbitrary configurations in the switch.
Remediation
Install update from vendor's website.