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CVE-2026-73464 (GCVE-0-2026-73464)

Vulnerability from cvelistv5 – Published: 2026-09-16 08:32 – Updated: 2026-09-17 03:56
VLAI
Title
Security Advisory 0166
Summary
On affected platforms running Arista EOS with gRPC Network Management Interface (gNMI) enabled, a specially crafted request could allow a malicious authenticated client with gRPC Network Management Interface (gNMI) access to execute arbitrary code with root privileges on the switch.
SSVC
Exploitation: none Automatable: no Technical Impact: total
CISA Coordinator · CISA-ADP (v2.0.3)
Decision recorded 2026-09-16 00:00 UTC
CWE
  • CWE-94 - Improper Control of Generation of Code ('Code Injection')
References
Impacted products
Vendor Product Version CPE status
Arista Networks EOS Affected: 4.29.0F , < 4.30.0F (custom)
Affected: 4.30.0F , < 4.31.0F (custom)
Affected: 4.31.0F , < 4.32.0F (custom)
Affected: 4.32.0F , < 4.33.0F (custom)
Affected: 4.33.0F , ≤ 4.33.8M (custom)
Affected: 4.34.0F , ≤ 4.34.7M (custom)
Affected: 4.35.0F , ≤ 4.35.5M (custom)
Affected: 4.36.0F , ≤ 4.36.0.1F (custom)
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Date Public
2026-09-09 00:00
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