CVE-2026-19640
Security Advisory 0170
On affected platforms running Arista EOS, an authenticated user with access to the gNMI (gRPC Network Management Interface) may receive incorrect authorization results, potentially allowing access beyond their currently assigned permissions.
This issue was discovered internally by Arista and the company is not aware of any malicious uses of this issue in customer networks.
Attack profile
How easy it is to exploit
- Attack vector
- Network
- Complexity
- Low
- Privileges needed
- Low
- User interaction
- None
What an attacker can affect
- Confidentiality
- Low
- Integrity
- Low
- Availability
- None
Exploit likelihood
What each source reports
CVE List Score used
Security Advisory 0170
On affected platforms running Arista EOS, an authenticated user with access to the gNMI (gRPC Network Management Interface) may receive incorrect authorization results, potentially allowing access beyond their currently assigned permissions.
This issue was discovered internally by Arista and the company is not aware of any malicious uses of this issue in customer networks.
- Record
CVE-2026-19640- CVSS 4.0
- 2.3 Low
CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:P/PR:L/UI:N/VC:L/VI:L/VA:N/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N - CVSS 3.1
- 4.2 Medium
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:H/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:L/A:N - Weakness
- CWE-863
- Updated
- 2026-11-02
EUVDEUVD-2026-80325
On affected platforms running Arista EOS, an authenticated user with access to the gNMI (gRPC Network Management Interface) may receive incorrect authorization results, potentially allowing access beyond their currently assigned permissions.
This issue was discovered internally by Arista and the company is not aware of any malicious uses of this issue in customer networks.
- Record
EUVD-2026-80325- CVSS 4.0
- 2.3 Low
CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:P/PR:L/UI:N/VC:L/VI:L/VA:N/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N - Updated
- 2026-11-02
GitHub AdvisoriesGHSA-9rwj-hhp6-m2cg
On affected platforms running Arista EOS, an authenticated user with access to the gNMI (gRPC...
On affected platforms running Arista EOS, an authenticated user with access to the gNMI (gRPC Network Management Interface) may receive incorrect authorization results, potentially allowing access beyond their currently assigned permissions.
This issue was discovered internally by Arista and the company is not aware of any malicious uses of this issue in customer networks.
- Record
GHSA-9rwj-hhp6-m2cg- CVSS 4.0
- 2.3 Low
CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:P/PR:L/UI:N/VC:L/VI:L/VA:N/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N/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
- 4.2 Medium
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:H/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:L/A:N - Weakness
- CWE-863
- Updated
- 2026-11-02
NVD
On affected platforms running Arista EOS, an authenticated user with access to the gNMI (gRPC Network Management Interface) may receive incorrect authorization results, potentially allowing access beyond their currently assigned permissions.
This issue was discovered internally by Arista and the company is not aware of any malicious uses of this issue in customer networks.
- Record
CVE-2026-19640- CVSS 4.0
- 2.3 Low
CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:P/PR:L/UI:N/VC:L/VI:L/VA:N/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N/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
- 4.2 Medium
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:H/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:L/A:N - Weakness
- CWE-863
- Updated
- 2026-11-02
Affected products
History
| Recorded | Changed | Sources |
|---|---|---|
| first indexed | CVE List, EUVD, GitHub Advisories, NVD |
Dates are when Every CVE recorded each change. Upstream dates may differ.
In short
CVE-2026-19640 is a low vulnerability (CVSS 2.3) in Arista Networks Eos, published September 16, 2026. No source lists public exploit code. EPSS puts the chance of exploitation in the next 30 days at 0.20%, the 10th percentile. No source names a fixed version.