Improper Authentication in Arista Metamako Operating System (MOS) - CVE-2021-28495

 

Improper Authentication in Arista Metamako Operating System (MOS) - CVE-2021-28495

Published: May 17, 2025


Vulnerability identifier: #VU109361
CSH Severity: Medium
CVSS v4.0: CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:N/UI:N/VC:N/VI:L/VA:L/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N/E:U/U:Green
CVE-ID: CVE-2021-28495
CWE-ID: CWE-287
Exploitation vector: Remote access
Exploit availability: No public exploit available
Vendor: Arista Networks
Affected software:
Arista Metamako Operating System (MOS)

Detailed vulnerability description

The vulnerability allows a remote attacker to bypass authentication process.

The vulnerability exists due to an error when processing authentication requests in JSON-RPC API. A remote attacker can bypass authentication process and gain unauthorized access to the application.


How to mitigate CVE-2021-28495

Install updates from vendor's website.

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