On affected platforms running Arista EOS with Simple Network Management Protocol (SNMP) configured, SNMPv3 local or remote user credentials may be exposed as a one-way hashed, localized key value within the device's running and sanitized configurations. An authenticated user who gains access to this sensitive information could leverage it to perform unauthorized read operations on SNMP tables or to send fraudulent trap notifications to the Network Management System (NMS). This issue was discovered internally by Arista, and the company is not aware of any malicious exploitation of this vulnerability in customer networks.
History

Fri, 18 Sep 2026 23:45:00 +0000

Type Values Removed Values Added
First Time appeared Arista
Arista eos
Vendors & Products Arista
Arista eos

Wed, 16 Sep 2026 14:30:00 +0000

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Metrics ssvc

{'options': {'Automatable': 'no', 'Exploitation': 'none', 'Technical Impact': 'partial'}, 'version': '2.0.3'}


Wed, 16 Sep 2026 10:00:00 +0000

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Description On affected platforms running Arista EOS with Simple Network Management Protocol (SNMP) configured, SNMPv3 local or remote user credentials may be exposed as a one-way hashed, localized key value within the device's running and sanitized configurations. An authenticated user who gains access to this sensitive information could leverage it to perform unauthorized read operations on SNMP tables or to send fraudulent trap notifications to the Network Management System (NMS). This issue was discovered internally by Arista, and the company is not aware of any malicious exploitation of this vulnerability in customer networks.
Title Security Advisory 0178
Weaknesses CWE-212
References
Metrics cvssV3_1

{'score': 4.2, 'vector': 'CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:H/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:L/A:N'}

cvssV4_0

{'score': 2.3, 'vector': 'CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:P/PR:L/UI:N/VC:L/VI:L/VA:N/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N'}


cve-icon MITRE

Status: PUBLISHED

Assigner: Arista

Published: 2026-09-16T09:55:14.571Z

Updated: 2026-09-16T13:40:25.872Z

Reserved: 2026-08-12T16:39:35.977Z

Link: CVE-2026-73440

cve-icon Vulnrichment

Updated: 2026-09-16T13:40:19.575Z

cve-icon NVD

Status : Awaiting Analysis

Published: 2026-09-16T10:16:51.870

Modified: 2026-09-16T19:08:50.420

Link: CVE-2026-73440

cve-icon Redhat

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