---
id: CVE-2025-8870
title: >-
  On affected platforms running Arista EOS, certain serial console input might
  result in an unexpected reload of the device.153
summary: >-
  On affected platforms running Arista EOS, certain serial console input might
  result in an unexpected reload of the device.153
severity: medium
cvss: 4.9
cvssVector: 'CVSS:3.1/AV:P/AC:H/PR:N/UI:N/S:C/C:N/I:N/A:H'
cwe:
  - CWE-248
published: '2025-11-14'
updated: '2026-10-07'
sourceUpdated: '2026-10-07T21:10:00.200'
source: NVD
sourceUrl: 'https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2025-8870'
references:
  - url: >-
      https://www.arista.com/en/support/advisories-notices/security-advisory/22811-security-advisory-0125
    label: psirt@arista.com
tags:
  - nvd
epss: 0.00166
epssPercentile: 0.05302
ingestedAt: '2026-10-07T21:54:15.039Z'
---

## Overview

On affected platforms running Arista EOS, certain serial console input might result in an unexpected reload of the device.153

## Remediation

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