High severity8.7NVD Advisory· Published Sep 9, 2021· Updated Jun 17, 2026
CVE-2021-28498
CVE-2021-28498
Description
In Arista's MOS (Metamako Operating System) software which is supported on the 7130 product line, user enable passwords set in clear text could result in unprivileged users getting complete access to the systems. This issue affects: Arista Metamako Operating System MOS-0.13 and post releases in the MOS-0.1x train MOS-0.26.6 and prior releases in the MOS-0.2x train MOS-0.31.1 and prior releases in the MOS-0.3x train
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Affected products
4- cpe:2.3:o:arista:metamako_operating_system:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*Range: >=0.10.0,<=0.13.0
MOS-0.13 and post releases in the MOS-0.1x train, MOS-0.26.6 and prior releases in the MOS-0.2x train, MOS-0.31.1 and prior releases in the MOS-0.3x train+ 1 more
- (no CPE)range: MOS-0.13 and post releases in the MOS-0.1x train, MOS-0.26.6 and prior releases in the MOS-0.2x train, MOS-0.31.1 and prior releases in the MOS-0.3x train
- (no CPE)range: MOS-0.13
Patches
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References
1- www.arista.com/en/support/advisories-notices/security-advisories/12912-security-advisory-64nvdMitigationVendor Advisory
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