CVE-2026-7473
Arista Extensible Operating System Incomplete Comparison with Missing Factors Vulnerability
CVSS
5.8
Medium
EPSS
0.6%
p50
KEV
YES
Jun 9, 2026
Exploit Today
65
0-100
Published: Jun 5, 2026 · Last modified: Oct 7, 2026 · CWE-1023
Product
Arista / Extensible Operating System
Vulnerability
Arista Extensible Operating System Incomplete Comparison with Missing Factors Vulnerability
Added to KEV
Jun 9, 2026
Remediate by
Jun 23, 2026
Known ransomware use
No
Summary description
Arista Extensible Operating System (EOS) contains an incomplete comparison with missing factors vulnerability when the switch incorrectly decapsulate and forwards other unexpected tunneled packet with a destination IP matching its configured decapsulation IP.
Required action
Apply mitigations per vendor instructions, follow applicable BOD 22-01 guidance for cloud services, or discontinue use of the product if mitigations are unavailable.
Notes
https://www.arista.com/en/support/advisories-notices/security-advisory/24005-security-advisory-0137 ; https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2026-7473
On affected platforms running Arista EOS where a tunnel decapsulation configuration—such as VXLAN (Virtual Extensible LAN), decap-groups, or a GRE (Generic Routing Encapsulation) tunnel interface—is present, the switch will incorrectly decapsulate and forward other unexpected tunneled packet with a destination IP matching its configured decapsulation IP. This occurs because the switch does not verify the tunnel protocol type, potentially leading to the unexpected processing of non-configured tunnel traffic. This issue has been reported as being exploited in the wild.
- www.arista.comhttps://www.arista.com/en/support/advisories-notices/security-advisory/22872-security-advisory-0137
- www.arista.comhttps://www.arista.com/en/support/advisories-notices/security-advisory/24005-security-advisory-0137
- www.cisa.govhttps://www.cisa.gov/known-exploited-vulnerabilities-catalog?field_cve=CVE-2026-7473