CVE-2026-121295
Security Advisory 0223
On affected platforms running Arista EOS configured as S-BFD peers, an unauthenticated attacker could send a crafted S-BFD PDU to an initiator device. This crafted PDU could cause the kernel on the initiator device to crash, resulting in an unexpected device reboot.
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
- None
- Availability
- High
Exploit likelihood
What each source reports
CVE List Score used
Security Advisory 0223
On affected platforms running Arista EOS configured as S-BFD peers, an unauthenticated attacker could send a crafted S-BFD PDU to an initiator device. This crafted PDU could cause the kernel on the initiator device to crash, resulting in an unexpected device reboot.
- Record
CVE-2026-121295- CVSS 4.0
- 9.2 Critical
CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:N/UI:N/VC:N/VI:N/VA:H/SC:N/SI:N/SA:H - CVSS 3.1
- 8.6 High
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:C/C:N/I:N/A:H - Weakness
- CWE-1284
- Updated
- 2026-11-10
EUVDEUVD-2026-122816
On affected platforms running Arista EOS configured as S-BFD peers, an unauthenticated attacker could send a crafted S-BFD PDU to an initiator device. This crafted PDU could cause the kernel on the initiator device to crash, resulting in an unexpected device reboot.
- Record
EUVD-2026-122816- CVSS 4.0
- 9.2 Critical
CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:N/UI:N/VC:N/VI:N/VA:H/SC:N/SI:N/SA:H - Updated
- 2026-11-11
GitHub AdvisoriesGHSA-328w-w3mm-pwh5
On affected platforms running Arista EOS configured as S-BFD peers, an unauthenticated attacker...
On affected platforms running Arista EOS configured as S-BFD peers, an unauthenticated attacker could send a crafted S-BFD PDU to an initiator device. This crafted PDU could cause the kernel on the initiator device to crash, resulting in an unexpected device reboot.
- Record
GHSA-328w-w3mm-pwh5- CVSS 4.0
- 9.2 Critical
CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:N/UI:N/VC:N/VI:N/VA:H/SC:N/SI:N/SA:H/E:X/CR:X/IR:X/AR:X/MAV:X/MAC:X/MAT:X/MPR:X/MUI:X/MVC:X/MVI:X/MVA:X/MSC:X/MSI:X/MSA:X/S:X/AU:X/R:X/V:X/RE:X/U:X - CVSS 3.1
- 8.6 High
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:C/C:N/I:N/A:H - Weakness
- CWE-1284
- Updated
- 2026-11-10
NVD
On affected platforms running Arista EOS configured as S-BFD peers, an unauthenticated attacker could send a crafted S-BFD PDU to an initiator device. This crafted PDU could cause the kernel on the initiator device to crash, resulting in an unexpected device reboot.
- Record
CVE-2026-121295- CVSS 4.0
- 9.2 Critical
CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:N/UI:N/VC:N/VI:N/VA:H/SC:N/SI:N/SA:H/E:X/CR:X/IR:X/AR:X/MAV:X/MAC:X/MAT:X/MPR:X/MUI:X/MVC:X/MVI:X/MVA:X/MSC:X/MSI:X/MSA:X/S:X/AU:X/R:X/V:X/RE:X/U:X - CVSS 3.1
- 8.6 High
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:C/C:N/I:N/A:H - Weakness
- CWE-1284
- Updated
- 2026-11-10
Affected products
History
| Recorded | Changed | Sources |
|---|---|---|
| published | EUVD | |
| published | EUVD | |
| references, severity, title | CVE List, NVD | |
| aliases, cwes, references, severity, title | GitHub Advisories | |
| first indexed | EUVD |
Dates are when Every CVE recorded each change. Upstream dates may differ.
In short
CVE-2026-121295 is a critical vulnerability (CVSS 9.2) in Arista Networks Eos, published November 10, 2026. No source lists public exploit code. EPSS puts the chance of exploitation in the next 30 days at 0.46%, the 40th percentile. No source names a fixed version.