CVE Catalog

CVE-2026-19641

MediumCVSS 5.3
Published: Updated: Translated: NVD NIST

Exploitation Probability (EPSS)

Low risk
0.34%

28th percentile - higher than 28% of all known CVEs

Summary

On affected platforms running Arista EOS with password authentication configured, a specially crafted password can create orphan authentication sessions. Repeated exploitation can exhaust authentication resources, preventing legitimate users from logging in.

Risk Assessment

An attacker could exhaust authentication resources and block legitimate users from accessing the device. This may lead to device unavailability and network disruption.

Recommendation

Update Arista EOS to a version containing the fix. Consider restricting access to authentication interfaces and monitoring session counts.

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Original NVD description (English source)

On affected platforms running Arista EOS with password authentication configured, a specially crafted password can create orphan authentication sessions. Repeated exploitation of this issue can exhaust available authentication resources, resulting in legitimate users being unable to log in to the device. This issue was discovered internally by Arista, and the company is not aware of any malicious exploitation of this vulnerability in customer networks.

Vulnerability data from NVD (NIST) · CISA KEV · EPSS