What is CVE-2024-12829?

CVE-2024-12829 is a high-severity vulnerability in Arista Ng Firewall, classified under OS Command Injection. CVSS score: 8.8/10. Published 2024-12-20.

How severe is CVE-2024-12829?

High severity. CVSS v3 base score is 8.8 out of 10.

RCE in Arista Ng Firewall

CVE-2024-12829

Arista NG Firewall ExecManagerImpl Command Injection Remote Code Execution Vulnerability. This vulnerability allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code on affected installations of Arista NG Firewall. Authentication is required to exploit this vulnerability. The specific flaw exists within the ExecManagerImpl class. The issue results from the lack of proper validation of a user-supplied string before using it to execute a system call. An attacker can leverage this vulnerability to execute code in the context of root. Was ZDI-CAN-24015.

Vulnerability class: Command Injection (OS Command Injection)

EPSS: 0.013 (67.5th percentile) — read the EPSS interpretation.

CVSS v3 metric

CVSS v3 base score 8.8 (High). Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H.

Affected products

Arista Ng Firewall — versions 17.1.1
Arista Ng_firewall — versions 17.1.1

Weakness classification (CWE)

CWE-78 — OS Command Injection

References

zdi-disclosures@trendmicro.com (x_research-advisory, Third Party Advisory)

Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2024-12829?: CVE-2024-12829 is a high-severity vulnerability in Arista Ng Firewall, classified under OS Command Injection. CVSS score: 8.8/10. Published 2024-12-20.
How severe is CVE-2024-12829?: High severity. CVSS v3 base score is 8.8 out of 10.