Vulnerability Details : CVE-2021-28496
On systems running Arista EOS and CloudEOS with the affected release version, when using shared secret profiles the password configured for use by BiDirectional Forwarding Detection (BFD) will be leaked when displaying output over eAPI or other JSON outputs to other authenticated users on the device. The affected EOS Versions are: all releases in 4.22.x train, 4.23.9 and below releases in the 4.23.x train, 4.24.7 and below releases in the 4.24.x train, 4.25.4 and below releases in the 4.25.x train, 4.26.1 and below releases in the 4.26.x train
Products affected by CVE-2021-28496
- cpe:2.3:o:arista:eos:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:o:arista:eos:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:o:arista:eos:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:o:arista:eos:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:o:arista:eos:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
Exploit prediction scoring system (EPSS) score for CVE-2021-28496
0.07%
Probability of exploitation activity in the next 30 days
EPSS Score History
~ 27 %
Percentile, the proportion of vulnerabilities that are scored at or less
CVSS scores for CVE-2021-28496
Base Score | Base Severity | CVSS Vector | Exploitability Score | Impact Score | Score Source | First Seen |
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4.0
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MEDIUM | AV:N/AC:L/Au:S/C:P/I:N/A:N |
8.0
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2.9
|
NIST | |
6.5
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MEDIUM | CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N |
2.8
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3.6
|
NIST | |
5.7
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MEDIUM | CVSS:3.1/AV:A/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H |
2.1
|
3.6
|
Arista Networks, Inc. |
CWE ids for CVE-2021-28496
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The product does not encrypt sensitive or critical information before storage or transmission.Assigned by: psirt@arista.com (Secondary)
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The product transmits or stores authentication credentials, but it uses an insecure method that is susceptible to unauthorized interception and/or retrieval.Assigned by: nvd@nist.gov (Primary)
References for CVE-2021-28496
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https://www.arista.com/en/support/advisories-notices/security-advisories/13243-security-advisory-0069
Security Advisory 0069 - AristaVendor Advisory
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