CVE-2026-86106 (GCVE-0-2026-86106)
Vulnerability from cvelistv5
Published
2026-09-16 10:12
Modified
2026-09-16 17:53
Severity ?
9.6 (Critical) - CVSS:3.1/AV:A/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:C/C:H/I:H/A:H
8.7 (High) - CVSS:4.0/AV:A/AC:L/AT:N/PR:N/UI:N/VC:H/VI:H/VA:H/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N
CWE
  • CWE-306 - Missing Authentication for Critical Function
Summary
An unauthenticated actor with network access to the private HA interconnect may trigger sensitive HA peer functions without verification. This could result in elevated command execution on Edge units where HA is enabled.
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Impacted products
Vendor Product Version
Arista Networks VeloCloud Edge Version: 1.0.0.0   < 5.2.0.0
Version: 5.2.0.0   < 5.2.7.0
Version: 6.1.0.0   < 6.1.5.0
Version: 6.4.0.0   < 6.4.2.0
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