CVE-2021-28499 Information disclosure in Metamako Operating System
Clear text password leakage in Arista Metamako OS allows unauthorized users to access credentials, potentially leading to account takeover.
- Exploited in the wild
- Not known
- Login needed
- Any signed-in user
- Attackable
- Local or same network only
- Victim action needed
- Not needed
- Fix
- None listed
What is CVE-2021-28499?
CVE-2021-28499 is a medium-severity vulnerability in Arista Metamako Operating System, published on 9 Sep 2021. It can only be exploited from the same machine or local network, with no action from the victim.
Official description
In Arista's MOS (Metamako Operating System) software which is supported on the 7130 product line, user account passwords set in clear text could leak to users without any password. This issue affects: Arista Metamako Operating System MOS-0.18 and post releases in the MOS-0.1x train All releases in the MOS-0.2x train MOS-0.31.1 and prior releases in the MOS-0.3x train
Which versions are affected by CVE-2021-28499?
It affects 1 product.
Products include Arista Metamako Operating System.
How do I fix CVE-2021-28499?
No fix has been published for CVE-2021-28499 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.
Is CVE-2021-28499 being exploited?
There is no known exploitation of CVE-2021-28499 in the wild and no public exploit code.
Other vulnerabilities in Arista Metamako Operating System
Sources
Also known as GHSA-cgq8-c9wh-mrw4.