CVE-2026-73435

high

Description

On affected platforms running Arista EOS with Open Shortest Path First version 2 (OSPFv2) configured, a specially crafted OSPFv2 packet from an unauthenticated attacker on the same broadcast segment, with OSPFv2 authentication configured can cause adjacency flapping and packet loss. The disruption can affect routing across the broader OSPF domain.

References

https://www.arista.com/en/support/advisories-notices/security-advisory/24727-security-advisory-0171

Details

Source: Mitre, NVD

Published: 2026-09-16

Updated: 2026-09-16

Risk Information

CVSS v2

Base Score: 6.8

Vector: CVSS2#AV:A/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:P/A:C

Severity: Medium

CVSS v3

Base Score: 8.2

Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:A/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:C/C:N/I:L/A:H

Severity: High

CVSS v4

Base Score: 7

Vector: CVSS:4.0/AV:A/AC:L/AT:P/PR:N/UI:N/VC:N/VI:N/VA:H/SC:N/SI:N/SA:H

Severity: High

EPSS

EPSS: 0.00163