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CVE-2025-54545VulnerabilityPublished

CVE-2025-54545: Arista Networks DANZ Monitoring Fabric · Incorrect Permissions

Affects Arista Networks DANZ Monitoring FabricSource CVE Database V5

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Not known to be exploited · CVSS 7.8 High.

Data as of 25 Oct 2026, 19:02 UTC

CVSS 3.1 base score
7.8High
How severe the flaw is on the 0–10 CVSS scale.
EPSS
0.1% chance of exploitation in 30 days – higher than 2% of CVEsExploit Prediction Scoring System: the likelihood attackers will use this flaw soon.
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

Exploitation evidence

  1. Disclosed: evidence found.

    CVE published 29 Oct 2025

  2. Detectable: no evidence on record.

    No public nuclei template indexed

  3. Weaponised: no evidence on record.

    No public exploit code indexed in Metasploit or Exploit-DB

  4. Exploited in the wild: no evidence on record.

    Not in CISA KEV and no source reports exploitation

  5. Observed by OffSeq Mirage: no evidence on record.

    No attack traffic recorded by OffSeq Mirage sensors

A missing step is not evidence of safety. Sources: cve.org (opens in a new tab), the Metasploit, Exploit-DB and nuclei-templates index as of 2026-10-25.

What to do

Affected software

ProductAffectedFixed in
Arista Networks DANZ Monitoring FabricAffected
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Fixed in–

AI-suggested

1. Immediately review and restrict access to the CLI of Arista DANZ Monitoring Fabric devices, ensuring only trusted and necessary personnel have login capabilities. 2. Implement strict role-based access controls (RBAC) to minimize the number of users with any level of CLI access. 3. Monitor system logs and audit trails for unusual or unauthorized shell access attempts or privilege escalation activities. 4. Employ network segmentation to isolate monitoring infrastructure from general user networks, reducing the risk of local access exploitation. 5. Use multi-factor authentication (MFA) for device access where supported to reduce the risk of compromised credentials. 6. Stay in close contact with Arista Networks for official patches or updates addressing CVE-2025-54545 and apply them promptly once available. 7. Conduct regular vulnerability assessments and penetration testing focused on privilege escalation vectors within network monitoring systems. 8. Educate administrators and operators about the risks of CLI sandbox escape and the importance of secure device management practices. 9. Consider deploying host-based intrusion detection systems (HIDS) on monitoring devices to detect suspicious shell activity. 10. Prepare incident response plans specifically addressing potential exploitation of this vulnerability to enable rapid containment and remediation.

Description

On affected platforms, a restricted user could break out of the CLI sandbox to the system shell and elevate their privileges.

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