CVE-2026-73444
Received
Received - Intake
VRRPv2 IP-AH Authentication Bypass in Arista EOS
Vulnerability report for CVE-2026-73444, including description, CVSS score, EPSS score, affected products, exploitability, helpful resources, and attack-flow context.
Publication date: 2026-09-15
Last updated on: 2026-09-15
Assigner: Arista Networks, Inc.
Description
Description
On affected platforms running Arista EOS with VRRPv2 IP Authentication Header (IP-AH) authentication configured, an unauthenticated attacker with access to the layer 2 network segment on which VRRP is running could bypass VRRP authentication and claim the virtual router master role, enabling the attacker to intercept, modify, or discard traffic that hosts on the segment send to the virtual gateway address.
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Affected Vendors & Products
| Vendor | Product | Version / Range |
|---|---|---|
| arista | eos | * |
Helpful Resources
Exploitability
CWE
KEV
| CWE ID | Description |
|---|---|
| CWE-303 | The requirements for the product dictate the use of an established authentication algorithm, but the implementation of the algorithm is incorrect. |
