Command Injection in Arista Wireless Access Points - CVE-2024-4578
Published: May 17, 2025
Vulnerability identifier: #VU109365
CSH Severity: Low
CVSS v4.0: 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
CVE-ID: CVE-2024-4578
CWE-ID: CWE-77
Exploitation vector: Local access
Exploit availability:
No public exploit available
Vendor: Arista Networks
Affected software:
Arista Wireless Access Points
Arista Wireless Access Points
Detailed vulnerability description
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.
How to mitigate CVE-2024-4578
Install updates from vendor's website.