Vulnerability · Published Sep 9, 2021 · Assigned by Arista
CVE-2021-28493
High 8.4
In plain English
A high-severity improper authentication in Metamako Operating System from Arista. There are no confirmed reports of exploitation so far. The chance it is exploited in the next 30 days is estimated at 0.2% (higher than 12% of all known vulnerabilities).
Severity (CVSS 3.1)8.4High
Exploit odds (30 days)0.2%top 87.7% of all CVEs
Exploited in the wildNo reportsnot in CISA KEV
Attack toolingNoneno public tooling known
Official description
In Arista's MOS (Metamako Operating System) software which is supported on the 7130 product line, under certain conditions, a user may be able to execute commands despite not having the privileges to do so. This issue affects: Arista Metamako Operating System All releases in the MOS-0.1x train MOS-0.32.0 and prior releases
Affected products (as reported)
| Vendor | Product | Versions |
|---|---|---|
| Arista | Metamako Operating System | MOS-0.33.0 – before MOS-0.33.0 |
Weakness: CWE-287 · Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:C/C:N/I:H/A:H