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CVE-2021-28496 Details

Description

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

Metrics

References to Advisories, Solutions, and Tools

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URLSource(s)Tag(s)
https://www.arista.com/en/support/advisories-notices/security-advisories/13243-security-advisory-0069 CVEVendor Advisory
https://www.arista.com/en/support/advisories-notices/security-advisories/13243-security-advisory-0069 [email protected]Vendor Advisory

Weakness Enumeration

CWE-IDCWE NameSource
CWE-522Insufficiently Protected Credentials[email protected]
CWE-311Missing Encryption of Sensitive Data[email protected]

Affected Products

ProductVersions
arista eos
>= 4.22, <= 4.22.7m
>= 4.23, < 4.23.10
>= 4.24, < 4.24.8
>= 4.25, < 4.25.5
>= 4.26, < 4.26.2

CPE

  • cpe:2.3:o:arista:eos:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

Remediation

  • No remediation found in references.

Change History

5 change records found show changes

QUICK INFO

CVE Dictionary Entry:
CVE-2021-28496
NVD Published Date:
Oct 21, 2021
NVD Last Modified:
Jun 17, 2026
Source:
[email protected]
CVE-2021-28496 Details - Not Deferred