CVE-2026-16812
criticalpriority · act · 90OT risk · criticalKEV · exploitedEPSS 0.010 · 63 %ileDEEUNLRUUSadded 2026-07-27remediate by 2026-07-30
required action Apply mitigations in accordance with vendor instructions, ensuring compliance with CISA’s BOD 26-04 Prioritizing Security Updates Based on Risk (see URL in Notes) guidance and CISA’s “Forensics Triage Requirements” (see URL in Notes). Follow applicable BOD 26-04 guidance for cloud services or discontinue use of the product if mitigations are unavailable. Stakeholders are responsible for evaluating each asset's internet exposure and ensuring adherence to BOD 26-04 patching guidelines.
EPSS · scored 2026-10-26
Arista VeloCloud Orchestrator On-Prem OS Command Injection Vulnerability
VeloCloud Orchestrator (VCO) on-prem has a security issue where this issue may allow a remote attacker to access privileged internal functionality and impact the VCO host. Successful exploitation may compromise the confidentiality, integrity, and availability of the orchestrator and data managed by the orchestrator. This functionality was intended to be for internal use only and is not intended to be remotely accessible. Hosted and Dedicated versions of VCO have already been patched in advance of this notice going out. This issue was discovered externally and is known to be actively exploited.
cvss
Technical severity, 0–10. One row per scoring source.
base score 0–10 · higher = more severe · hover a vector to decode
ssvc
A stakeholder decision — act, attend, or track — from exploitation and impact.
weaknesses
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affected products (21)
Products and version ranges known to be affected.
- arista velocloud orchestrator5.2.0 → 5.2.3.14nvdUScpe:2.3:a:arista:velocloud_orchestrator:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- arista velocloud orchestrator6.1.0 → 6.1.3.4nvdUScpe:2.3:a:arista:velocloud_orchestrator:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- arista velocloud orchestrator6.4.0 → 6.4.2.4nvdUScpe:2.3:a:arista:velocloud_orchestrator:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
advisories (2)
Vendor and ecosystem advisories describing this.
- NCSC-2026-0281Kwetsbaarheden verholpen in Arista VeloCloud Orchestrator On-PremNL2026-08-11csaf · ncsc_nlNL
Arista heeft kwetsbaarheden verholpen in VeloCloud Orchestrator On-Prem.
- WID-SEC-W-2026-2702Arista VeloCloud Orchestrator: Schwachstelle ermöglicht Ausführen von beliebigem Programmcode mit Root-RechtenDeutsch2026-08-06csaf · cert_bundDE
Ein entfernter, anonymer Angreifer kann eine Schwachstelle in Arista VeloCloud Orchestrator ausnutzen, um beliebigen Programmcode mit Root-Rechten auszuführen.
also known as (4)
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sources
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references (5)
External citations — patches, advisories, analysis.
- https://www.arista.com/en/support/advisories-notices/security-advisory/24364-security-advisory-0144cnnvd
- https://www.cisa.gov/known-exploited-vulnerabilities-catalog?field_cve=CVE-2026-16812cnnvd
- https://www.arista.com/en/support/advisories-notices/security-advisory/24364-security-advisory-0144enisa_euvd
- https://www.arista.com/en/support/advisories-notices/security-advisory/24364-security-advisory-0144MitigationVendor Advisorynvd
- https://www.cisa.gov/known-exploited-vulnerabilities-catalog?field_cve=CVE-2026-16812US Government Resourcenvd
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