---
id: CVE-2025-54545
title: >-
  On affected platforms, a restricted user could break out of the CLI sandbox to
  the system shell and elevate their privileges.
summary: >-
  On affected platforms, a restricted user could break out of the CLI sandbox to
  the system shell and elevate their privileges.
severity: high
cvss: 7.8
cvssVector: 'CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H'
cwe:
  - CWE-732
  - CWE-732
published: '2025-10-29'
updated: '2026-10-08'
sourceUpdated: '2026-10-08T10:10:00.227'
source: NVD
sourceUrl: 'https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2025-54545'
references:
  - url: >-
      https://www.arista.com/en/support/advisories-notices/security-advisory/22538-security-advisory-0124
    label: psirt@arista.com
tags:
  - nvd
epss: 0.00125
epssPercentile: 0.01933
ingestedAt: '2026-10-08T10:28:17.412Z'
---

## Overview

On affected platforms, a restricted user could break out of the CLI sandbox to the system shell and elevate their privileges.

## Remediation

Refer to the linked advisories for vendor-supplied fixes and affected version ranges.