Protection Mechanism Failure in Arista Extensible Operating System (EOS) - CVE-2024-11185

 

Protection Mechanism Failure in Arista Extensible Operating System (EOS) - CVE-2024-11185

Published: May 21, 2025


Vulnerability identifier: #VU109588
CSH Severity: Medium
CVSS v4.0: CVSS:4.0/AV:A/AC:L/AT:N/PR:N/UI:N/VC:L/VI:L/VA:N/SC:L/SI:L/SA:N/E:U/U:Green
CVE-ID: CVE-2024-11185
CWE-ID: CWE-693
Exploitation vector: Adjecent network
Exploit availability: No public exploit available
Vendor: Arista Networks
Affected software:
Arista Extensible Operating System (EOS)

Detailed vulnerability description

The vulnerability allows a remote attacker to bypass implemented security restrictions.

The vulnerability exists due to insufficient implementation of security measures. Ingress traffic on Layer 2 ports can be improperly forwarded to ports associated with different VLANs, resulting in a breach of VLAN isolation and segmentation boundaries.


How to mitigate CVE-2024-11185

Install updates from vendor's website.

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