OS Command Injection in Arista Edge Threat Management - Arista NG Firewall (NGFW) - CVE-2025-6978
Published: December 3, 2025
Vulnerability identifier: #VU119092
CSH Severity: Low
CVSS v4: 8.6 [CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:H/UI:N/VC:H/VI:H/VA:H/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N]
CVE-ID: CVE-2025-6978
CWE-ID: CWE-78
Exploitation vector: Remote access
Exploit availability:
No public exploit available
Vulnerability details
The vulnerability allows a remote user to execute arbitrary shell commands on the target system.
The vulnerability exists due to improper input validation within the implementation of the runTroubleshooting method. A remote administrator can pass specially crafted data to the application and execute arbitrary OS commands on the target system.
Successful exploitation of this vulnerability may result in complete compromise of vulnerable system.
Affected software
Arista Edge Threat Management - Arista NG Firewall (NGFW)
How to mitigate CVE-2025-6978
Install updates from vendor's website.
Arista Edge Threat Management - Arista NG Firewall (NGFW) - addressed in versions 17.4, 17.4.1