CVE-2026-73455

Summary

On affected platforms running Arista EOS with Open Shortest Path First version 3 (OSPFv3) configured, a specially crafted packet can cause the OSPFv3 agent to restart unexpectedly.

Affected Software

VendorProductVersion RangeStatus
Arista NetworksEOS1.0.0 < 4.33.0Faffected
Arista NetworksEOS4.33.0F <= 4.33.8Maffected
Arista NetworksEOS4.34.0F <= 4.34.6Maffected
Arista NetworksEOS4.35.0F <= 4.35.4Maffected
Arista NetworksEOS4.36.0F <= 4.36.0.1Faffected

Weaknesses

  • CWE-130: CWE-130 Improper Handling of Length Parameter Inconsistency

Workarounds

Configure OSPFv3 IPsec encryption to authenticate/encrypt OSPFv3 packets.

Per-interface encryption:

switch(config)# interface <interface-name> switch(config-if)# ospfv3 encryption ipsec spi <spi-value> esp aes-256-cbc sha1 passphrase <shared-passphrase>

Per-area encryption:

switch(config)# router ospfv3 switch(config-router-ospfv3)# address-family ipv4 switch(config-router-ospfv3-af)# area <area-id> encryption ipsec spi <spi-value> esp aes-256-cbc sha1 passphrase <shared-passphrase>

ADP Enrichment

CISA ADP Vulnrichment

  • SSVC:
  • Exploitation: none
    • Automatable: yes
    • Technical Impact: partial

References