CyberRota Analysis
AI-GeneratedArista EOS platforms with password authentication are vulnerable to a flaw that allows specially crafted passwords to create orphan authentication sessions, potentially exhausting authentication resources. This can lead to denial of service for legitimate users, preventing them from logging into the device. Organizations using Arista EOS should prioritize remediation to ensure uninterrupted access for their users.
Public Exploit Signal
A public exploit, PoC, GitHub repository or Metasploit reference was detected for this CVE.
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Original NVD Description
On affected platforms running Arista EOS with password authentication configured, a specially crafted password can create orphan authentication sessions. Repeated exploitation of this issue can exhaust available authentication resources, resulting in legitimate users being unable to log in to the device. This issue was discovered internally by Arista, and the company is not aware of any malicious exploitation of this vulnerability in customer networks.