CVE-2026-73442

On affected platforms running Arista EOS with VRRP enabled, the peer device VRRP authentication credentials are logged in cleartext on the switch, allowing an authenticated user with sufficient privileges to view agent trace logs (or a system receiving forwarded log output) to obtain the peer device VRRP authentication credentials without having access to the network segment on which VRRP is running.

CVSS v3 3.0 LOW

3.0^/10

CVSS v3 : LOW

Vector :

Exploitability : 1.3 / Impact : 1.4

Attack Vector ADJACENT_NETWORK

Attack Complexity HIGH

Privileges Required LOW

User Interaction NONE

Confidentiality Impact LOW

Integrity Impact NONE

Availability Impact NONE

Scope CHANGED

References

Link	Resource
https://www.arista.com/en/support/advisories-notices/security-advisory/24713-security-advisory-0157

Configurations

No configuration.

History

16 Sep 2026, 19:17

Type	Values Removed	Values Added
New CVE

Information

Published : 2026-09-16 19:17

Updated : 2026-09-17 19:16

NVD link : CVE-2026-73442

Mitre link : CVE-2026-73442

CVE.ORG link : CVE-2026-73442

JSON object : View

Products Affected

No product.

CWE

CWE-532

Insertion of Sensitive Information into Log File

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