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CVE-2026-73462: Arista Networks EOS · Out-of-bounds Read

Affects Arista Networks EOSSource CVE Database V5

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Not known to be exploited · CVSS 6.5 Medium · fixed in 4.36.2F : update Arista Networks EOS when convenient.

Data as of 31 Oct 2026, 20:20 UTC

CVSS 3.1 base score
6.5Medium
How severe the flaw is on the 0–10 CVSS scale.
EPSS
0.2% chance of exploitation in 30 days – higher than 20% of CVEsExploit Prediction Scoring System: the likelihood attackers will use this flaw soon.
Patch
Available – fixed in 4.36.2F, 4.35.6M, 4.34.8M +1
CVSS:3.1/AV:A/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H

Exploitation evidence

  1. Disclosed: evidence found.

    CVE published 16 Sep 2026

  2. Detectable: no evidence on record.

    No public nuclei template indexed

  3. Weaponized: 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 31 Oct 2026.

What to do

Upgrade Arista Networks EOS to 4.36.2F, 4.35.6M, 4.34.8M or 4.33.9M.

Affected software

ProductAffectedFixed in
Arista NetworksEOSAffected
  • >=4.36.0 <4.36.2F
Fixed in
  • 4.36.2F
Arista NetworksEOSAffected
  • >=4.35.0 <4.35.6M
Fixed in
  • 4.35.6M
Arista NetworksEOSAffected
  • >=4.34.0 <4.34.8M
Fixed in
  • 4.34.8M
Arista NetworksEOSAffected
  • >=4.33.0 <4.33.9M
Fixed in
  • 4.33.9M

AI-suggested

If you cannot patch yet, consider disabling IGMP snooping on affected VLANs if feasible or applying network-level controls to limit malformed packet injection.

Description

CVE-2026-73462 is an out-of-bounds read vulnerability in Arista Networks EOS affecting the IGMP snooping feature, which is enabled by default on all VLANs. An unauthenticated network-adjacent attacker can send malformed packets to cause the IGMP snooping agent to crash temporarily. This disruption results in multicast traffic being flooded to all ports on the affected VLAN until the service recovers. Repeated exploitation could cause prolonged multicast forwarding issues.

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