SB2023042448 - Privilege escalation in Arista EOS and TerminAttr



SB2023042448 - Privilege escalation in Arista EOS and TerminAttr

Published: April 24, 2023 Updated: May 17, 2025

Security Bulletin ID SB2023042448
Severity
Low
Patch available
YES
Number of vulnerabilities 1
Exploitation vector Remote access
Highest impact Code execution

Breakdown by Severity

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Description

This security bulletin contains information about 1 security vulnerability.


1) Improper access control (CVE-ID: CVE-2023-24512)

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.