CVE-2021-28505

On affected Arista EOS platforms, if a VXLAN match rule exists in an IPv4 access-list that is applied to the ingress of an L2 or an L3 port/SVI, the VXLAN rule and subsequent ACL rules in that access list will ignore the specified IP protocol.

HIGH
7.5
CVSS Score
Published: April 14, 2022 at 08:05 PM UTC
Updated: June 17, 2026 at 03:46 AM UTC
19 products affected across 2 vendorsEosDcs-7050Cx3M-32SDcs-7050Sx3-96Yc8

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Severity
HIGH7.5
Exploit prediction
EPSS 0.9%

Description

On affected Arista EOS platforms, if a VXLAN match rule exists in an IPv4 access-list that is applied to the ingress of an L2 or an L3 port/SVI, the VXLAN rule and subsequent ACL rules in that access list will ignore the specified IP protocol.

Affected

Our own answer: ranges merged, affected separated from platform-only, with confidence and review flags.

4.26 ≤ v < 4.26.4m4.27 ≤ v < 4.27.1f
Affected range stops below 4.26.4m, so it looks safe — our inference, not a vendor statement
Affected range stops below 4.27.1f, so it looks safe — our inference, not a vendor statement
arista-ccs-710p-12 (environment) · arista-ccs-710p-16p (environment) · arista-ccs-720xp-24y6 (environment) · arista-ccs-720xp-24zy4 (environment) · arista-ccs-720xp-48y6 (environment) · arista-ccs-720xp-48zc2 (environment) · arista-ccs-720xp-96zc2 (environment) · arista-ccs-722xpm-48y4 (environment) · arista-ccs-722xpm-48zy8 (environment) · arista-dcs-7010tx-48 (environment) · arista-dcs-7050cx3-32s (environment) · arista-dcs-7050cx3m-32s (environment) · arista-dcs-7050sx3-48c8 (environment) · arista-dcs-7050sx3-48yc12 (environment) · arista-dcs-7050sx3-48yc8 (environment) · arista-dcs-7050sx3-96yc8 (environment) · arista-dcs-7050tx3-48c8 (environment)
4.26.3M ≤ v ≤ 4.26.04.27.0F ≤ v ≤ 4.27.04.26.3M4.27.0F
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Remediation

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CVSS

7.5HIGHArista
Attack Vector
NETWORK
Complexity
LOW
Privileges
NONE
User Interaction
NONE
Scope
UNCHANGED
Confidentiality
NONE
Integrity
HIGH
Availability
NONE
Vector?

Quick Info

StatusMODIFIED
CWE
CWE-284CWE-863

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