Vulnerability · Published Apr 23, 2025 · Assigned by zdi

CVE-2025-2767Arista NG Firewall User-Agent Cross-Site Scripting Remote Code Execution Vulnerability

High 8.8

In plain English

A high-severity cross-site scripting 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 0.7% (higher than 52% of all known vulnerabilities).

Severity (CVSS 3.0)8.8High

Exploit odds (30 days)0.7%top 48.5% of all CVEs

Exploited in the wildNo reportsCISA SSVC: none

Attack toolingNoneno public tooling known

Official description

Arista NG Firewall User-Agent Cross-Site Scripting Remote Code Execution Vulnerability. This vulnerability allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code on affected installations of Arista NG Firewall. Minimal user interaction is required to exploit this vulnerability. The specific flaw exists within the processing of the User-Agent HTTP header. The issue results from the lack of proper validation of user-supplied data, which can lead to the injection of an arbitrary script. An attacker can leverage this vulnerability to execute code in the context of root. Was ZDI-CAN-24407.

Affected products (as reported)

Vendor	Product	Versions
Arista	NG Firewall	17.1.1

Weakness: CWE-79 · Vector: CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

References

ZDI-25-181 x_research-advisory