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Unauthenticated Attacker on an Adjacent Segment Can Inject a Crafted IS-IS LSP PDU into Arista EOS, Purging Legitimate Entries and Causing Traffic Loss

Last refreshed2026-09-29

Status: NEW  |  Advisory ID: CVE-2026-73459

Key Details

CVECVE-2026-73459
CVSS Score / Version7.4 (High) / CVSS v3.1
Updated2026-09-16
CVSS VectorCVSS:3.1/AV:A/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:C/C:N/I:N/A:H
CVSS Proseattack vector is adjacent; attack complexity is low; privileges required is none; user interaction is none; scope is changed; confidentiality impact is none; integrity impact is none; availability impact is high.
Classified asCWE-354 (Improper Validation of Integrity Check Value)

What to Know

On affected platforms running Arista EOS with IS-IS configured, an unauthenticated attacker who can inject a specially crafted IS-IS LSP PDU can cause the legitimate LSP to be unexpectedly purged from the IS-IS link-state database. This may result in traffic loss. (NVD)

References

SourceReference
NVDhttps://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2026-73459
CVEhttps://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2026-73459