CVE-2021-28498

HIGH

Arista Metamako Operating System < 0.13.0 - Insufficiently Protected Credentials

Title source: rule

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

References (1)

[Mitigation, Vendor Advisory] https://www.arista.com/en/support/advisories-notices/security-advisories/12912-security-advisory-64

Scores

CVSS v3 8.7

EPSS 0.0009

EPSS Percentile 25.5%

Attack Vector LOCAL

CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:C/C:L/I:H/A:H

Classification

CWE

CWE-522 CWE-255

Status published

Affected Products (1)

arista/metamako_operating_system < 0.13.0

Timeline

Published Sep 09, 2021

Tracked Since Feb 18, 2026