CVE-2021-28503
mediumpriority · track · 39EPSS 0.007 · 54 %ileEUUSEPSS · scored 2026-10-27
The impact of this vulnerability is that Arista's EOS eAPI may skip re-evaluating user credentials when certificate based authentication is used, which allows remote attackers to access the device via eAPI.
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Technical severity, 0–10. One row per scoring source.
base score 0–10 · higher = more severe · hover a vector to decode⚠ sources disagree · medium–critical · 6.8–9.8
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affected products (9)
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references (4)
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- https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2021-28503cnnvd
- https://www.arista.com/en/support/advisories-notices/security-advisories/13605-security-advisory-0072cnnvd
- https://www.arista.com/en/support/advisories-notices/security-advisories/13605-security-advisory-0072enisa_euvd
- https://www.arista.com/en/support/advisories-notices/security-advisories/13605-security-advisory-0072MitigationPatchVendor Advisorynvd
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