Execution with unnecessary privileges in Arista Extensible Operating System (EOS) - CVE-2026-11705

 

Execution with unnecessary privileges in Arista Extensible Operating System (EOS) - CVE-2026-11705

Published: June 24, 2026


Vulnerability identifier: #VU135094
CSH Severity: Medium
CVSS v4: 8.7 [CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:L/UI:N/VC:H/VI:H/VA:H/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N]
CVE-ID: CVE-2026-11705
CWE-ID: CWE-250
Exploitation vector: Remote access
Exploit availability: No public exploit available

Vulnerability details

The vulnerability allows a remote user to modify system data.

The vulnerability exists due to execution with unnecessary privileges in the Streaming Telemetry Agent (TerminAttrRW) when processing a crafted set of packets. A remote user can send a crafted set of packets to modify system data.

Exploitation requires the agent to be active in a specific non-default configuration and configured to stream as TerminAttrRW.


Affected software

Arista Extensible Operating System (EOS)

How to mitigate CVE-2026-11705

Install security update from vendor's website.

Arista Extensible Operating System (EOS) - addressed in versions 4.33.9M, 4.34.8M, 4.35.6M, 4.36.1F

External References

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