CVE-2026-120980
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CVE-2026-120980 is a medium-severity vulnerability rated 5.3/10 on the CVSS scale. On affected platforms running Arista EOS with VPLS-BGP enabled, an attacker who has established a BGP session with the PE routers can send a specially crafted BGP packet to cause the BGP agent to restart unexpectedly.. EPSS estimates a 0.26% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days.
Description
On affected platforms running Arista EOS with VPLS-BGP enabled, an attacker who has established a BGP session with the PE routers can send a specially crafted BGP packet to cause the BGP agent to restart unexpectedly.
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Weakness Enumeration
Affected Software
Source: CNA advisory (CVE.org). NVD analysis pending.
| Vendor | Product | Versions |
|---|---|---|
| Arista Networks | EOS | >= 4.33.0F, <= 4.33.10M; >= 4.34.0F, <= 4.34.8M; >= 4.35.0F, <= 4.35.6M; >= 4.36.0F, <= 4.36.2F |
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- Status
- Awaiting Analysis
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