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CVE-2026-73459 (GCVE-0-2026-73459)

Vulnerability from cvelistv5 – Published: 2026-09-15 23:16 – Updated: 2026-09-15 23:16
VLAI
Title
Security Advisory 0160
Summary
On affected platforms running Arista EOS with IS-IS configured, an unauthenticated attacker who can inject a specially crafted IS-IS LSP PDU can cause the legitimate LSP to be unexpectedly purged from the IS-IS link-state database. This may result in traffic loss.
CWE
  • CWE-354 - Improper Validation of Integrity Check Value
References
Impacted products
Vendor Product Version CPE status
Arista Networks EOS Affected: 4.36.0 , ≤ 4.36.1F (custom)
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