On affected platforms running Arista EOS with MACsec configuration, a specially crafted packet can cause the MACsec process to terminate unexpectedly. Continuous receipt of these packets with certain MACsec configurations can cause longer term disruption of dataplane traffic.
History

Wed, 07 Jan 2026 10:45:00 +0000

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

Tue, 06 Jan 2026 21:15:00 +0000

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Metrics ssvc

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


Tue, 06 Jan 2026 19:30:00 +0000

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Description On affected platforms running Arista EOS with MACsec configuration, a specially crafted packet can cause the MACsec process to terminate unexpectedly. Continuous receipt of these packets with certain MACsec configurations can cause longer term disruption of dataplane traffic.
Title On affected platforms running Arista EOS with MACsec configuration, a specially crafted packet can cause the MACsec process to terminate unexpectedly. Continuous receipt of these packets with certain MACsec configurations can cause longer term disruption o
Weaknesses CWE-805
References
Metrics cvssV3_1

{'score': 4.3, 'vector': 'CVSS:3.1/AV:A/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:L'}

cvssV4_0

{'score': 5.3, 'vector': 'CVSS:4.0/AV:A/AC:L/AT:N/PR:N/UI:N/VC:N/VI:N/VA:L/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N'}


cve-icon MITRE

Status: PUBLISHED

Assigner: Arista

Published:

Updated: 2026-01-06T19:44:20.519Z

Reserved: 2025-07-03T15:30:22.152Z

Link: CVE-2025-7048

cve-icon Vulnrichment

Updated: 2026-01-06T19:39:24.827Z

cve-icon NVD

Status : Received

Published: 2026-01-06T20:16:01.253

Modified: 2026-01-06T20:16:01.253

Link: CVE-2025-7048

cve-icon Redhat

No data.

cve-icon OpenCVE Enrichment

Updated: 2026-01-07T10:08:26Z