#VU119092 OS Command Injection in Arista Edge Threat Management - Arista NG Firewall (NGFW) - CVE-2025-6978
Published: December 3, 2025
Vulnerability identifier: #VU119092
Vulnerability risk: Low
CVSSv4.0: 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/E:U/U:Clear
CVE-ID: CVE-2025-6978
CWE-ID: CWE-78
Exploitation vector: Remote access
Exploit availability:
No public exploit available
Vulnerable software:
Arista Edge Threat Management - Arista NG Firewall (NGFW)
Arista Edge Threat Management - Arista NG Firewall (NGFW)
Software vendor:
Arista Networks
Arista Networks
Description
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.
Remediation
Install updates from vendor's website.