CVE-2021-28495
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, user authentication can be bypassed when API access is enabled via the JSON-RPC APIs. This issue affects: Arista Metamako Operating System All releases in the MOS-0.1x train MOS-0.13 and post releases in the MOS-0.1x train MOS-0.26.6 and below releases in the MOS-0.2x train MOS-0.31.1 and below releases in the MOS-0.3x train
Attack profile
How easy it is to exploit
- Attack vector
- Network
- Complexity
- Low
- Privileges needed
- None
- User interaction
- None
What an attacker can affect
- Confidentiality
- None
- Integrity
- Low
- Availability
- Low
Exploit likelihood
What each source reports
CVE List Score used 7.2
In Arista's MOS (Metamako Operating System) software which is supported on the 7130 product line, under certain conditions, user authentication can be bypassed when API access is enabled via the JSON-RPC APIs. This issue affects: Arista Metamako Operating System All releases in the MOS-0.1x train MOS-0.13 and post releases in the MOS-0.1x train MOS-0.26.6 and below releases in the MOS-0.2x train MOS-0.31.1 and below releases in the MOS-0.3x train
- Record
CVE-2021-28495- CVSS 3.1
- 7.2 High
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:C/C:N/I:L/A:L - Weakness
- CWE-287
- Updated
- 2026-11-02
EUVDEUVD-2021-15171 7.2
In Arista's MOS (Metamako Operating System) software which is supported on the 7130 product line, under certain conditions, user authentication can be bypassed when API access is enabled via the JSON-RPC APIs. This issue affects: Arista Metamako Operating System All releases in the MOS-0.1x train MOS-0.13 and post releases in the MOS-0.1x train MOS-0.26.6 and below releases in the MOS-0.2x train MOS-0.31.1 and below releases in the MOS-0.3x train
- Record
EUVD-2021-15171- CVSS 3.1
- 7.2 High
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:C/C:N/I:L/A:L - Updated
- 2026-11-03
GitHub AdvisoriesGHSA-cpvp-q5mv-cx2qNo 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, user authentication can be bypassed when API access is enabled via the JSON-RPC APIs. This issue affects: Arista Metamako Operating System All releases in the MOS-0.1x train MOS-0.13 and post releases in the MOS-0.1x train MOS-0.26.6 and below releases in the MOS-0.2x train MOS-0.31.1 and below releases in the MOS-0.3x train
- Record
GHSA-cpvp-q5mv-cx2q- Weakness
- CWE-287
- Updated
- 2026-11-02
NVD 7.2
In Arista's MOS (Metamako Operating System) software which is supported on the 7130 product line, under certain conditions, user authentication can be bypassed when API access is enabled via the JSON-RPC APIs. This issue affects: Arista Metamako Operating System All releases in the MOS-0.1x train MOS-0.13 and post releases in the MOS-0.1x train MOS-0.26.6 and below releases in the MOS-0.2x train MOS-0.31.1 and below releases in the MOS-0.3x train
- Record
CVE-2021-28495- CVSS 3.1
- 7.2 High
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:C/C:N/I:L/A:L - CVSS 3.1
- 9.8 Critical
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H - CVSS 2.0
- 6.8 Medium
AV:N/AC:M/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-2021-28495 is a high vulnerability (CVSS 7.2) 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 0.93%, the 61st percentile. No source names a fixed version.