{"dataType": "CVE_RECORD", "dataVersion": "5.2", "cveMetadata": {"cveId": "CVE-2026-120975", "assignerOrgId": "c8b34d1a-69ae-45c3-88fe-f3b3d44f39b7", "state": "PUBLISHED", "assignerShortName": "Arista", "dateReserved": "2026-11-03T05:14:06.127Z", "datePublished": "2026-11-10T20:09:51.213Z", "dateUpdated": "2026-11-10T20:09:51.213Z"}, "containers": {"cna": {"providerMetadata": {"orgId": "c8b34d1a-69ae-45c3-88fe-f3b3d44f39b7", "shortName": "Arista", "dateUpdated": "2026-11-10T20:09:51.213Z"}, "title": "Security Advisory 0205", "descriptions": [{"lang": "en", "value": "On affected platforms running Arista EOS with automatic certificate management configured and automatic Certificate Authority (CA) certificate retrieval enabled, a malicious packet may cause the AutoCertMgmt process to be terminated unexpectedly. Managed X.509 certificates will not be renewed automatically and may eventually expire, potentially disrupting TLS-dependent services."}], "affected": [{"vendor": "Arista Networks", "product": "EOS", "defaultStatus": "unaffected", "versions": [{"version": "4.36.1F", "status": "affected", "versionType": "custom", "lessThanOrEqual": "4.36.1F"}], "platforms": ["710 Series", "720D Series", "720XP/722XPM Series", "750X Series", "7010TX Series", "7020R/R4 Series", "7130 Series running EOS", "7170 Series", "7050X3/X4 Series", "7060X/X2/X4/X5/X6/XE7 Series", "7260X/X3 Series", "7280R/R2/R3/R4 Series", "7300X/X3 Series", "7320X Series", "7358X4 Series", "7368X4 Series", "7388X5 Series", "7500R/R2/R3 Series", "7800R3/R4 Series", "7700R4 Series", "AWE 5000 Series", "AWE 7200R Series", "ZTX-7200 Series", "CloudEOS", "cEOS-lab", "vEOS-lab", "CloudVision eXchange, virtual or physical appliance"]}], "metrics": [{"cvssV3_1": {"version": "3.1", "vectorString": "CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:H/PR:H/UI:R/S:U/C:N/I:L/A:L", "baseScore": 3.1, "baseSeverity": "LOW"}}, {"cvssV4_0": {"version": "4.0", "vectorString": "CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:H/AT:N/PR:H/UI:P/VC:N/VI:L/VA:L/SC:N/SI:L/SA:L", "baseScore": 2, "baseSeverity": "LOW"}}], "references": [{"url": "https://www.arista.com/en/support/advisories-notices/security-advisory/25027-security-advisory-0205", "tags": ["vendor-advisory"]}], "source": {"defects": ["2047420"], "advisory": "Security Advisory 0205", "discovery": "INTERNAL"}, "problemTypes": [{"descriptions": [{"lang": "en", "type": "CWE", "cweId": "CWE-197", "description": "CWE-197 Numeric Truncation Error"}]}], "configurations": [{"lang": "en", "value": "#show running-config section auto-certificate\nmanagement security\n auto-certificate profile cert1\n key clientkey.pem\n parameters distinguished-name common-name \"arista\"\n protocol instance est1\n auto-certificate protocol est est1\n server url https://example.com\n server ca-certificate auto-update\n server ca-certificate validation fingerprint sha2-256 <...>", "supportingMedia": [{"base64": false, "type": "text/html", "value": "<pre>#show running-config section auto-certificate\nmanagement security\n auto-certificate profile cert1\n key clientkey.pem\n parameters distinguished-name common-name \"arista\"\n protocol instance est1\n auto-certificate protocol est est1\n server url https://example.com\n server ca-certificate auto-update\n server ca-certificate validation fingerprint sha2-256 <...></pre>"}]}], "workarounds": [{"lang": "en", "value": "(config-mgmt-sec-auto-cert-proto-est-est1)# no server ca-certificate auto-update\n(config-mgmt-sec-auto-cert-proto-est-est1)# server url https://example.com\n(config-mgmt-sec-auto-cert-proto-est-est1)# server ssl profile ssl1\n\n(Workaround: Disable automatic CA certificate retrieval and use manually distributed CA certificates under an SSL profile)", "supportingMedia": [{"base64": false, "type": "text/html", "value": "<pre>(config-mgmt-sec-auto-cert-proto-est-est1)# no server ca-certificate auto-update\n(config-mgmt-sec-auto-cert-proto-est-est1)# server url https://example.com\n(config-mgmt-sec-auto-cert-proto-est-est1)# server ssl profile ssl1\n\n(Workaround: Disable automatic CA certificate retrieval and use manually distributed CA certificates under an SSL profile)</pre>"}]}], "impacts": [{"capecId": "CAPEC-22", "descriptions": [{"lang": "en", "value": "CAPEC-22 Exploiting Trust in Client"}]}]}}}

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