Vulnerability · Published Dec 20, 2024 · Assigned by zdi

CVE-2024-12829Arista NG Firewall ExecManagerImpl Command Injection Remote Code Execution Vulnerability

High 7.2

In plain English

A high-severity OS command injection in NG Firewall from Arista. There are no confirmed reports of exploitation so far. The chance it is exploited in the next 30 days is estimated at 1.3% (higher than 70% of all known vulnerabilities).

Severity (CVSS 3.0)7.2High

Exploit odds (30 days)1.3%top 29.6% of all CVEs

Exploited in the wildNo reportsCISA SSVC: none

Attack toolingNoneno public tooling known

Official description

Arista NG Firewall ExecManagerImpl Command Injection Remote Code Execution Vulnerability. This vulnerability allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code on affected installations of Arista NG Firewall. Authentication is required to exploit this vulnerability. The specific flaw exists within the ExecManagerImpl class. The issue results from the lack of proper validation of a user-supplied string before using it to execute a system call. An attacker can leverage this vulnerability to execute code in the context of root. Was ZDI-CAN-24015.

Affected products (as reported)

Vendor	Product	Versions
Arista	NG Firewall	17.1.1

Weakness: CWE-78 · Vector: CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:H/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

References

ZDI-24-1717 x_research-advisory