CVE-2026-16812: CWE-78 Improper Neutralization of Special Elements used in an OS Command ('OS Command Injection') in Arista Networks VeloCloud Orchestrator On-Prem
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.
CVE-2026-16812: CWE-78 Improper Neutralization of Special Elements used in an OS Command ('OS Command Injection') in Arista Networks VeloCloud Orchestrator On-Prem
Description
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 v3.1
Score 10.0critical
Affected software
Weaknesses
Technical Details
- Data Version
- 5.2
- Assigner Short Name
- Arista
- Date Reserved
- 2026-07-23T21:46:32.558Z
- Cvss Version
- 3.1
- State
- PUBLISHED
- Remediation Level
- null
Threat ID: 6a6786039c2644c7f861a4fb
Added to database: 07/27/2026, 16:23:31 UTC
Last updated: 07/28/2026, 03:22:02 UTC
Views: 10
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