VULNERABILITY INTELLIGENCE

CVE-2021-28498

CVSS score8.7 HIGH
EPSS probability0.22%
CISA KEVNot currently listed
Published2021-09-09
Last modified2026-06-17
CVSS vectorCVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:C/C:L/I:H/A:H

Description

In Arista's MOS (Metamako Operating System) software which is supported on the 7130 product line, user enable passwords set in clear text could result in unprivileged users getting complete access to the systems. This issue affects: Arista Metamako Operating System MOS-0.13 and post releases in the MOS-0.1x train MOS-0.26.6 and prior releases in the MOS-0.2x train MOS-0.31.1 and prior releases in the MOS-0.3x train

Weakness classification

  • psirt@arista.com: CWE-255
  • nvd@nist.gov: CWE-522

Primary references