CVE-2021-28493 (GCVE-0-2021-28493)
Vulnerability from cvelistv5 – Published: 2021-09-09 12:45 – Updated: 2024-08-03 21:47
VLAI
EPSS
VEX
Summary
In Arista's MOS (Metamako Operating System) software which is supported on the 7130 product line, under certain conditions, a user may be able to execute commands despite not having the privileges to do so. This issue affects: Arista Metamako Operating System All releases in the MOS-0.1x train MOS-0.32.0 and prior releases
Severity
8.4 (High)
CWE
- CWE-287 - Improper Authentication
Assigner
References
1 reference
| URL | Tags |
|---|---|
| https://www.arista.com/en/support/advisories-noti… | x_refsource_MISC |
Impacted products
1 product
| Vendor | Product | Version | CPE status | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Arista | Metamako Operating System |
Affected:
MOS-0.33.0 , < MOS-0.33.0
(custom)
|
guessed |
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