Actively exploited · Published Sep 22, 2026 · Assigned by Arista
CVE-2026-93952Security Advisory 0183
Critical 10.0 Exploited
In plain English
A critical-severity improper input validation in VeloCloud Orchestrator (VCO) On-Prem from Arista Networks. Attackers are actively exploiting it in the wild (listed by CISA on September 22, 2026). The chance it is exploited in the next 30 days is estimated at 1.4% (higher than 72% of all known vulnerabilities). Apply mitigations in accordance with vendor instructions, ensuring compliance with CISA’s BOD 26-04 Prioritizing Security Updates Based on Risk (see URL in Notes) guidance and CISA’s “Forensics Triage Requirements” (see URL in Notes). Follow applicable BOD 26-04 guidance for cloud services or discontinue use of the product if mitigations are unavailable. Stakeholders are responsible for evaluating each asset's internet exposure and ensuring adherence to BOD 26-04 patching guidelines.
CISA guidance
Apply mitigations in accordance with vendor instructions, ensuring compliance with CISA’s BOD 26-04 Prioritizing Security Updates Based on Risk (see URL in Notes) guidance and CISA’s “Forensics Triage Requirements” (see URL in Notes). Follow applicable BOD 26-04 guidance for cloud services or discontinue use of the product if mitigations are unavailable. Stakeholders are responsible for evaluating each asset's internet exposure and ensuring adherence to BOD 26-04 patching guidelines.
Federal agencies must remediate by Sep 25, 2026.
Official description
VeloCloud Orchestrator (VCO) on-prem has a security issue where this issue may allow a remote attacker to access privileged internal functionality and impact the VCO host. Successful exploitation may compromise the confidentiality, integrity, and availability of the orchestrator and data managed by the orchestrator. Hosted, including Dedicated, versions of VCO were impacted and have already been patched.
Affected products (as reported)
| Vendor | Product | Versions |
|---|---|---|
| Arista Networks | VeloCloud Orchestrator (VCO) On-Prem | 5.2.0 – through 5.2.3.156.1.0 – through 6.1.3.76.4.0 – through 6.4.2.77.0.0 – through 7.0.0.2 |
Weakness: CWE-20 · Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:C/C:H/I:H/A:H
References
- Security Advisory 0183 vendor-advisory
- https://www.cisa.gov/known-exploited-vulnerabilities-catalog?field_cve=CVE-2026-93952 government-resource