CVE-2026-73454
On affected platforms running Arista EOS with gRPC Network Security Interface (gNSI) Credentialz configured, a specially crafted request can cause unintended modifications to the target account's properties.
Does this matter?
High impact if exploited, but EPSS currently rates exploitation as unlikely (0.39%). Schedule it in the normal patch cycle and watch for a rise in EPSS or a public exploit.
Description
On affected platforms running Arista EOS with gRPC Network Security Interface (gNSI) Credentialz configured, a specially crafted request can cause unintended modifications to the target account's properties. This may result in the account being assigned elevated privileges or access beyond what an administrator intended.
- CVSS 4.0
- 8.6 HIGHCVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:L/UI:N/VC:H/VI:H/VA:N/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N/E:X/CR:X/IR:X/AR:X/MAV:X/MAC:X/MAT:X/MPR:X/MUI:X/MVC:X/M
- EPSS
- 0.39% probability · 33th percentile
- Public exploits
- None in Exploit-DB
- CISA KEV
- Not listed
- Weakness
- CWE-77
- Source
- psirt@arista.com
EPSS 0.4% since 26 October 2026; no change recorded yet. Points are recorded when the score first appears and whenever it moves by a percentage point or more.
References
Source: NVD record, EPSS from FIRST.org, KEV from CISA, exploits from Exploit-DB. Refreshed daily. Download this record as JSON.