CVE-2021-28497 - CVE House
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Status published Medium CVE-2021-28497

In Arista's MOS (Metamako Operating System) software which is supported...

Vulnerability Description

In Arista's MOS (Metamako Operating System) software which is supported on the 7130 product line, under certain conditions, the bash shell might be accessible to unprivileged users in situations where they should not have access. This issue affects: Arista Metamako Operating System All releases in the MOS-0.1x train MOS-0.26.6 and below releases in the MOS-0.2x train MOS-0.31.1 and below releases in the MOS-0.3x train

Impact Analysis

Refer to official advisory for detailed impact metrics.

Remediation

Ensure systems are updated to the latest vendor-supplied patch levels.

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Credits & Attribution

No credits recorded in the NVD database.

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Affected Vendor

Affected Software

Metamako Operating System
Vulnerable Versions:
MOS-0.26.7, MOS-0.32.0

Timeline

Official Publish: September 9th, 2021
Last Modified: August 3rd, 2024
Added to House: July 21st, 2026

CVSS Vectors

V3: CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:L/A:L

Weaknesses (CWE)

CWE-264

MITRE ATT&CK TTPs

T1190 Exploit Public-Facing Application
Initial Access
T1068 Exploitation for Privilege Escalation
Privilege Escalation
T1078 Valid Accounts
Persistence
T1087 Account Discovery
Discovery
T1485 Data Destruction
Impact