On affected platforms running Arista EOS with VRRP enabled, the peer device VRRP authentication credentials are logged in cleartext on the switch, allowing an authenticated user with sufficient privileges to view agent trace logs (or a system receiving forwarded log output) to obtain the peer device VRRP authentication credentials without having access to the network segment on which VRRP is running.

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Solution

The recommended resolution is to upgrade to a remediated software version at your earliest convenience. CVE-2026-73442 has been fixed in the following releases: * 4.36.2F and later releases in the 4.36.x train * 4.35.6M and later releases in the 4.35.x train * 4.34.8M and later releases in the 4.34.x train * 4.33.10M and later releases in the 4.33.x train


Workaround

If the VRRP feature is not operationally required, disabling it removes the exposure. Otherwise, there is no mitigation or workaround available. Please note that disabling VRRP can lead to network outages if the primary router fails.

History

Wed, 16 Sep 2026 19:00:00 +0000

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Description On affected platforms running Arista EOS with VRRP enabled, the peer device VRRP authentication credentials are logged in cleartext on the switch, allowing an authenticated user with sufficient privileges to view agent trace logs (or a system receiving forwarded log output) to obtain the peer device VRRP authentication credentials without having access to the network segment on which VRRP is running.
Title On affected platforms running Arista EOS with VRRP enabled, the peer device VRRP authentication credentials are logged in cleartext on the switch, allowing an authenticated user with sufficient privileges to view agent trace logs (or a system receiving for
Weaknesses CWE-532
References
Metrics cvssV3_1

{'score': 3, 'vector': 'CVSS:3.1/AV:A/AC:H/PR:L/UI:N/S:C/C:L/I:N/A:N'}

cvssV4_0

{'score': 2.1, 'vector': 'CVSS:4.0/AV:A/AC:H/AT:N/PR:L/UI:N/VC:L/VI:N/VA:N/SC:L/SI:N/SA:N'}


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cve-icon MITRE

Status: PUBLISHED

Assigner: Arista

Published:

Updated: 2026-09-16T18:50:06.448Z

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

Link: CVE-2026-73442

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Status : Awaiting Analysis

Published: 2026-09-16T19:17:31.080

Modified: 2026-09-16T20:36:36.960

Link: CVE-2026-73442

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