CVE-2026-73456

CriticalCVSS 10.0/10Last modified Sep 17, 2026

Description

Under certain circumstances on affected platforms running Arista EOS with gRPC Network Packet Sampling Interface (gNPSI) enabled, an unauthenticated gNPSI client can craft a malicious request to allow arbitrary code execution, granting an attacker full administrative control over the compromised switch.

Metrics

CVSS 3.1 10.0/10CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:C/C:H/I:H/A:H

Weakness enumeration

Affected software

Source: the vendor's advisory (CNA). NVD analysis pending.

No affected versions have been published.

Timeline

Published
Sep 16, 2026
Last modified
Sep 17, 2026
NVD status
Awaiting Analysis

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CVE-2026-73456: Critical severity, CVSS 10.0 | Vulnix