{"id":"CVE-2026-19641","title":"On affected platforms running Arista EOS with password authentication configured, a specially crafted password can create orphan authentication sessions","summary":"On affected platforms running Arista EOS with password authentication configured, a specially crafted password can create orphan authentication sessions. Repeated exploitation of this issue can exhaust available authentication resources,…","severity":"medium","cvss":5.3,"cvssVector":"CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:L","cwe":["CWE-116"],"vendor":"Arista Networks","product":"EOS","affected":["EOS >= 4.36.0 <= 4.36.0F","EOS >= 4.35.0 <= 4.35.5M","EOS >= 4.34.0 <= 4.34.7.1M","EOS >= 0.0.0 <= 4.33.8M"],"published":"2026-09-15","updated":"2026-09-16","sourceUpdated":"2026-09-16T19:08:50.420","source":"NVD","sourceUrl":"https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2026-19641","references":[{"url":"https://www.arista.com/en/support/advisories-notices/security-advisory/24708-security-advisory-0152","label":"psirt@arista.com"}],"tags":["nvd","cve.org"],"ssvc":{"exploitation":"none","automatable":"yes","technicalImpact":"partial","timestamp":"2026-09-15T19:24:56.712841Z"},"ingestedAt":"2026-09-15T18:41:59.182Z","epss":0.00343,"epssPercentile":0.27784,"slug":"CVE-2026-19641","body":"## Overview\n\nOn affected platforms running Arista EOS with password authentication configured, a specially crafted password can create orphan authentication sessions. Repeated exploitation of this issue can exhaust available authentication resources, resulting in legitimate users being unable to log in to the device.\n\nThis issue was discovered internally by Arista, and the company is not aware of any malicious exploitation of this vulnerability in customer networks.\n\n## Remediation\n\nRefer to the linked advisories for vendor-supplied fixes and affected version ranges.","depth":"sunlit","depthScore":29,"depthScoreParts":{"impact":29.2,"likelihood":0.1,"exploitation":0,"ransomware":0},"changes":[]}