CVE-2025-6978 (GCVE-0-2025-6978)
Vulnerability from cvelistv5 – Published: 2025-10-23 18:50 – Updated: 2025-10-23 18:58
VLAI
EPSS
VEX
Title
Diagnostics command injection vulnerability
Summary
Diagnostics command injection vulnerability
Severity
7.2 (High)
SSVC
Exploitation: none
Automatable: no
Technical Impact: total
CISA Coordinator · CISA-ADP (v2.0.3)
Decision recorded 2025-10-23 18:58 UTC
CWE
- CWE-78 - Improper Neutralization of Special Elements used in an OS Command ('OS Command Injection')
Assigner
References
1 reference
Impacted products
1 product
| Vendor | Product | Version | CPE status | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Arista Networks | Arista Edge Threat Management - Arista Next Generation Firewall |
Affected:
0.0 , ≤ 17.3.1
(custom)
cpe:2.3:a:arista_networks:arista_edge_threat_management_-_arista_next_generation_firewall:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* |
Date Public
2025-10-21 15:00
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