Arista NG Firewall: Mehrere Schwachstellen ermöglichen Codeausführung und Cross-Site Scripting
WID-SEC-2026-0350 · first 10.02.2026 · updated 08.06.2026 · CVSS 7,2
What it is about
Die Arista Next-Generation Firewall ist eine Netzwerksicherheitslösung, die darauf ausgelegt ist, den Netzwerkverkehr zu inspizieren und Bedrohungen zu blockieren. Ein entfernter Administrator kann mehrere Schwachstellen in Arista NG Firewall ausnutzen, um beliebigen Programmcode auszuführen und Cross-Site-Scripting-Angriffe durchzuführen.
Under what conditions?
Over the network.
What can happen in the worst case
An attacker could use the vulnerability to
- beliebigen Programmcode auszuführen
- Cross-Site-Scripting-Angriffe durchzuführen
Am I affected?
Affected according to the BSI:
- Arista NG Firewall <17.4.0
The installed version is usually shown under “Help → About” or in the device’s admin interface.
What helps?
Update to at least:
- Arista NG Firewall 17.4.0
Is the vulnerability already being exploited?
None of the CVEs is in the CISA catalogue of exploited vulnerabilities. That does not mean there are no attacks, only that none are documented.
Information and sources
CVE: CVE-2025-6978, CVE-2026-25620, CVE-2026-25621, CVE-2026-25622, CVE-2026-25623, CVE-2026-25624
Source: BSI warning and information service (CERT-Bund); CISA. The assessment of the conditions is my reading of the BSI text; the external pages are in their original language.