SB2025051715 - Privilege escalation in Arista Wireless Access Points
Published: May 17, 2025
Security Bulletin ID
SB2025051715
CSH 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 vulnerability.
1) Command Injection (CVE-ID: CVE-2024-4578)
CWE-ID: CWE-77 - Command injection
CVSSv4: CVSS:4.0/AV:L/AC:L/AT:N/PR:L/UI:N/VC:H/VI:H/VA:H/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N/E:U/U:Clear
The vulnerability allows a local user to escalate privileges on the system.
The vulnerability exists due to an error in the CLI. A local user authenticate via SSH to an affected AP as the “config” user can spawn a bash shell and execute arbitrary commands with elevated privileges.
Remediation
Install update from vendor's website.