On affected platforms running Arista EOS with authenticated Bidirectional Forwarding Detection (BFD) sessions configured, a specially crafted packet can cause the BFD session(s) to go down. This may result in undesirable network changes because various routing protocols monitor status on BFD session(s).

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Solution

The recommended resolution is to upgrade to a remediated software version at your earliest convenience. CVE-2026-73458 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 * 4.33.9M and later releases in the 4.33.x train


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History

Tue, 15 Sep 2026 20:30:00 +0000

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Metrics ssvc

{'options': {'Automatable': 'yes', 'Exploitation': 'none', 'Technical Impact': 'partial'}, 'version': '2.0.3'}


Tue, 15 Sep 2026 19:45:00 +0000

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Description On affected platforms running Arista EOS with authenticated Bidirectional Forwarding Detection (BFD) sessions configured, a specially crafted packet can cause the BFD session(s) to go down. This may result in undesirable network changes because various routing protocols monitor status on BFD session(s).
Title On affected platforms running Arista EOS with authenticated Bidirectional Forwarding Detection (BFD) sessions configured, a specially crafted packet can cause the BFD session(s) to go down. This may result in undesirable network changes because various rou
Weaknesses CWE-303
References
Metrics cvssV3_1

{'score': 8.2, 'vector': 'CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:L/A:H'}

cvssV4_0

{'score': 9.2, 'vector': 'CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:N/UI:N/VC:N/VI:L/VA:H/SC:N/SI:N/SA:H'}


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cve-icon MITRE

Status: PUBLISHED

Assigner: Arista

Published:

Updated: 2026-09-15T19:38:38.389Z

Reserved: 2026-08-12T16:45:03.510Z

Link: CVE-2026-73458

cve-icon Vulnrichment

Updated: 2026-09-15T19:38:34.926Z

cve-icon NVD

Status : Received

Published: 2026-09-15T20:17:43.160

Modified: 2026-09-15T20:17:43.160

Link: CVE-2026-73458

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