SB2023121484 - Privilege escalation in Arista EOS
Published: December 14, 2023 Updated: May 17, 2025
Security Bulletin ID
SB2023121484
Severity
Low
Patch available
YES
Number of vulnerabilities
1
Exploitation vector
Local access
Highest impact
Code execution
Breakdown by Severity
- Low
- Medium
- High
- Critical
Description
This security bulletin contains information about 1 security vulnerability.
1) Improper privilege management (CVE-ID: CVE-2023-24509)
The vulnerability allows a local user to escalate privileges.
The vulnerability exists due to improper privilege management. On affected modular platforms running Arista EOS equipped with both redundant supervisor modules and having the redundancy protocol configured with RPR or SSO, an existing unprivileged user can login to the standby supervisor as a root user, leading to a privilege escalation.
Remediation
Install update from vendor's website.