On affected platforms running Arista EOS with 802.1X with Dynamic Host Configuration Protocol (DHCP) device profiling enabled, a network-adjacent attacker can send a crafted DHCP packet to force the device to record a spoofed device profile. This may potentially allow the authenticated supplicant to acquire unauthorized access to a network segment with elevated privileges.
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| Description | On affected platforms running Arista EOS with 802.1X with Dynamic Host Configuration Protocol (DHCP) device profiling enabled, a network-adjacent attacker can send a crafted DHCP packet to force the device to record a spoofed device profile. This may potentially allow the authenticated supplicant to acquire unauthorized access to a network segment with elevated privileges. | |
| Title | Security Advisory 0217 | |
| Weaknesses | CWE-807 | |
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Status: PUBLISHED
Assigner: Arista
Published:
Updated: 2026-11-10T20:09:52.143Z
Reserved: 2026-11-03T05:14:06.127Z
Link: CVE-2026-120977
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Status : Received
Published: 2026-11-10T20:18:52.800
Modified: 2026-11-10T20:18:52.800
Link: CVE-2026-120977
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