Vulnerability in Arista Networks Eos

CVE-2026-73451

On affected platforms running Arista EOS with dual switch cards and with ingress Security ACLs configured on Switched Virtual Interfaces (SVI) in shared mode, restarting of the secondary switchcard forwarding agent or insertion of secondary switchcard, can cause security ACLs on shared SVIs to stop functioning. This may result in incorrect packet permit/deny behavior. This issue was discovered internally by Arista, and the company is not aware of any malicious exploitation of this vulnerability in customer networks.

CVSS v3 metric

CVSS v3 base score 4.8 (Medium). Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:L/A:N.

Affected products

Weakness classification (CWE)

References

Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2026-73451?
CVE-2026-73451 is a medium-severity vulnerability in Arista Networks Eos, classified under CWE-1419. CVSS score: 4.8/10. Published 2026-09-15.
How severe is CVE-2026-73451?
Medium severity. CVSS v3 base score is 4.8 out of 10.