CVE-2023-24509
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CVE-2023-24509 is a high-severity vulnerability rated 7.8/10 on the CVSS scale. On affected modular platforms running Arista EOS equipped with both redundant supervisor modules and having the redundancy protocol configured with RPR or SSO, an existing unprivileged user can login to the standby supervisor as a root user, leading to a privilege escalation. Valid user credentials are required in order to exploit this vulnerability.. EPSS estimates a 0.24% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days.
Description
On affected modular platforms running Arista EOS equipped with both redundant supervisor modules and having the redundancy protocol configured with RPR or SSO, an existing unprivileged user can login to the standby supervisor as a root user, leading to a privilege escalation. Valid user credentials are required in order to exploit this vulnerability.
Metrics
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
Weakness Enumeration
Affected Software
| Vendor | Product | Versions |
|---|---|---|
| Arista | Eos | >= 4.23, <= 4.23.13m |
| Arista | Eos | >= 4.24.0, < 4.24.11m |
| Arista | Eos | >= 4.25.0, < 4.25.10m |
| Arista | Eos | >= 4.26.0, < 4.26.9m |
| Arista | Eos | >= 4.27.0, < 4.27.7m |
| Arista | Eos | >= 4.28.0, < 4.28.4m |
References
- https://www.arista.com/en/support/advisories-notices/security-advisory/16985-security-advisory-0082Exploit, Mitigation, Vendor Advisory
- https://www.arista.com/en/support/advisories-notices/security-advisory/16985-security-advisory-0082Exploit, Mitigation, Vendor Advisory
Timeline
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- Status
- Modified
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