Vulnerability · Published Sep 9, 2021 · Assigned by Arista
CVE-2021-28498
High 8.7
In plain English
A high-severity security flaw 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 13% of all known vulnerabilities).
Official description
In Arista's MOS (Metamako Operating System) software which is supported on the 7130 product line, user enable passwords set in clear text could result in unprivileged users getting complete access to the systems. This issue affects: Arista Metamako Operating System MOS-0.13 and post releases in the MOS-0.1x train MOS-0.26.6 and prior releases in the MOS-0.2x train MOS-0.31.1 and prior releases in the MOS-0.3x train
Affected products (as reported)
| Vendor | Product | Versions |
|---|---|---|
| Arista | Metamako Operating System | MOS-0.13 – before MOS-0.13*MOS-0.26.7 – before MOS-0.26.7MOS-0.32.0 – before MOS-0.32.0 |
Weakness: CWE-255 · Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:C/C:L/I:H/A:H