9.6

CVE-2021-28494: arista metamako_operating_system Improper Authentication

CVSS: 9.6v3.1CriticalModified
Published 09-09-2021Last modified 03-08-2024
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Vulnerability summary

CVE-2021-28494 is a critical (CVSS 9.6) Improper Authentication vulnerability in arista metamako_operating_system. EPSS estimates a 0.88% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days, higher than 58.2% of scored vulnerabilities.

Overall risk
70/100
0100
High · default modelHow is this calculated?
CVSS score
9.6/10
010
Critical · v3.1 (CVE.org)
EPSS score
0.88%
0%100%
Low · 0.00 pp in 30 days
KEVNot listedIn no KEV catalog
RansomwareNone recordedNo known use recorded
Public exploits0No public exploits recorded

Timeline

  1. 09-09-2021
    PublishedVulnerability first disclosed.
  2. 03-08-2024
    Last modifiedVulnerability information updated.

Description

In Arista's MOS (Metamako Operating System) software which is supported on the 7130 product line, under certain conditions, authentication is bypassed by unprivileged users who are accessing the Web UI. This issue affects: Arista Metamako Operating System MOS-0.34.0 and prior releases

CVSS metrics

3 scores · 2 sources · 2 versions

EPSS trend

Probability

0.88%

Chance of exploitation in the next 30 days

Percentile

58%

Versus all other CVEs

30-day change

0.00 pp

From 0.88% on 19-09-2026

19-09-202619-10-2026
EPSS score
0.88%

Known exploited

Compare KEV catalogs

Not in any of the 3 tracked catalogs.

Public exploits

0 found

No public exploits indexed.

Weaknesses

CWE · root cause

Affected systems

Arista1 product

1 vendor · 1 product

References

1 links