CVE-2021-28493
In Arista's MOS (Metamako Operating System) software which is supported on the 7130 product line,...
In Arista's MOS (Metamako Operating System) software which is supported on the 7130 product line, under certain conditions, a user may be able to execute commands despite not having the privileges to do so. This issue affects: Arista Metamako Operating System All releases in the MOS-0.1x train MOS-0.32.0 and prior releases
Attack profile
How easy it is to exploit
- Attack vector
- Local
- Complexity
- Low
- Privileges needed
- Low
- User interaction
- None
What an attacker can affect
- Confidentiality
- None
- Integrity
- High
- Availability
- High
Exploit likelihood
What each source reports
CVE List Score used
In Arista's MOS (Metamako Operating System) software which is supported on the 7130 product line, under certain conditions, a user may be able to execute commands despite not having the privileges to do so. This issue affects: Arista Metamako Operating System All releases in the MOS-0.1x train MOS-0.32.0 and prior releases
- Record
CVE-2021-28493- CVSS 3.1
- 8.4 High
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:C/C:N/I:H/A:H - Weakness
- CWE-287
- Updated
- 2026-11-02
EUVDEUVD-2021-15169
In Arista's MOS (Metamako Operating System) software which is supported on the 7130 product line, under certain conditions, a user may be able to execute commands despite not having the privileges to do so. This issue affects: Arista Metamako Operating System All releases in the MOS-0.1x train MOS-0.32.0 and prior releases
- Record
EUVD-2021-15169- CVSS 3.1
- 8.4 High
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:C/C:N/I:H/A:H - Updated
- 2026-11-03
GitHub AdvisoriesGHSA-mqfq-wxw5-3h9wNo score
In Arista's MOS (Metamako Operating System) software which is supported on the 7130 product line,...
In Arista's MOS (Metamako Operating System) software which is supported on the 7130 product line, under certain conditions, a user may be able to execute commands despite not having the privileges to do so. This issue affects: Arista Metamako Operating System All releases in the MOS-0.1x train MOS-0.32.0 and prior releases
- Record
GHSA-mqfq-wxw5-3h9w- Weakness
- CWE-287
- Updated
- 2026-11-02
NVD
In Arista's MOS (Metamako Operating System) software which is supported on the 7130 product line, under certain conditions, a user may be able to execute commands despite not having the privileges to do so. This issue affects: Arista Metamako Operating System All releases in the MOS-0.1x train MOS-0.32.0 and prior releases
- Record
CVE-2021-28493- CVSS 3.1
- 8.4 High
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:C/C:N/I:H/A:H - CVSS 3.1
- 7.8 High
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H - CVSS 2.0
- 4.6 Medium
AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P - Weakness
- CWE-287
- Updated
- 2026-11-02
Affected products
History
| Recorded | Changed | Sources |
|---|---|---|
| aliases | EUVD | |
| first indexed | CVE List, GitHub Advisories, NVD |
Dates are when Every CVE recorded each change. Upstream dates may differ.
In short
CVE-2021-28493 is a high vulnerability (CVSS 8.4) in Arista Metamako Operating System, published September 9, 2021. No source lists public exploit code. EPSS puts the chance of exploitation in the next 30 days at 0.22%, the 12th percentile. No source names a fixed version.