CVE-2026-73462: Arista Networks EOS · Out-of-bounds Read
Affects Arista Networks EOSSource CVE Database V5
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
- 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:HExploitation evidence
Disclosed: evidence found.
CVE published 16 Sep 2026
Detectable: no evidence on record.
No public nuclei template indexed
Weaponized: no evidence on record.
No public exploit code indexed in Metasploit or Exploit-DB
Exploited in the wildExploited: no evidence on record.
Not in CISA KEV and no source reports exploitation
Observed by OffSeq MirageSeen by 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
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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.