Vulnerability in Arista Networks Eos

CVE-2025-6188

On affected platforms running Arista EOS, maliciously formed UDP packets with source port 3503 may be accepted by EOS. UDP Port 3503 is associated with LspPing Echo Reply. This can result in unexpected behaviors, especially for UDP based services that do not perform some form of authentication.

EPSS: 0.004 (34.3th percentile) — read the EPSS interpretation.

CVSS v3 metric

CVSS v3 base score 7.5 (High). Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:H/A:N.

Affected products

Weakness classification (CWE)

Public proof-of-concept exploits

References

Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2025-6188?
CVE-2025-6188 is a high-severity vulnerability in Arista Networks Eos, classified under Authentication Bypass by Spoofing. CVSS score: 7.5/10. Published 2025-08-25.
How severe is CVE-2025-6188?
High severity. CVSS v3 base score is 7.5 out of 10.
Is CVE-2025-6188 known to be exploited?
2 public proof-of-concept repositories are indexed. Not currently listed in the CISA KEV catalog.