CVE-2021-28498 - CVE House
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Status published High CVE-2021-28498

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, 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

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

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Affected Vendor

Affected Software

Metamako Operating System
Vulnerable Versions:
MOS-0.13, 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:C/C:L/I:H/A:H

Weaknesses (CWE)

CWE-255

MITRE ATT&CK TTPs

No associated TTPs found for this vulnerability.