CVE-2021-28510

For certain systems running EOS, a Precision Time Protocol (PTP) packet of a management/signaling message with an invalid Type-Length-Value (TLV) causes the PTP agent to restart. Repeated restarts of the service will make the service unavailable.

HIGH
7.5
CVSS Score
Published: January 24, 2023 at 12:00 AM UTC
Updated: June 17, 2026 at 03:46 AM UTC
78 products affected across 2 vendorsEos7500R3K-36Cq7500R3-36Cq

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Severity
HIGH7.5
Exploit prediction
EPSS 1%
SSVC
PoC

Description

For certain systems running EOS, a Precision Time Protocol (PTP) packet of a management/signaling message with an invalid Type-Length-Value (TLV) causes the PTP agent to restart. Repeated restarts of the service will make the service unavailable.

Affected

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

v < 4.23.104.24.0 ≤ v < 4.24.84.25.0 ≤ v < 4.25.64.26.0 ≤ v < 4.26.44.27.0 ≤ v < 4.27.1
Affected range stops below 4.23.10, so it looks safe — our inference, not a vendor statement
Affected range stops below 4.24.8, so it looks safe — our inference, not a vendor statement
Affected range stops below 4.25.6, so it looks safe — our inference, not a vendor statement
Affected range stops below 4.26.4, so it looks safe — our inference, not a vendor statement
Affected range stops below 4.27.1, so it looks safe — our inference, not a vendor statement
arista-7020r (environment) · arista-7050cx3-32s (environment) · arista-7050cx3m-32s (environment) · arista-7050qx-32s (environment) · arista-7050qx2-32s (environment) · arista-7050sx-128 (environment) · arista-7050sx-64 (environment) · arista-7050sx-72q (environment) · arista-7050sx2-128 (environment) · arista-7050sx2-72q (environment) · arista-7050sx3-48c8 (environment) · arista-7050sx3-48yc (environment) · arista-7050sx3-48yc12 (environment) · arista-7050sx3-48yc8 (environment) · arista-7050sx3-96yc8 (environment) · arista-7050tx-48 (environment) · arista-7050tx-64 (environment) · arista-7050tx-72q (environment) · arista-7050tx2-128 (environment) · arista-7050tx3-48c8 (environment) · arista-7060cx-32s (environment) · arista-7060cx2-32s (environment) · arista-7060dx4-32 (environment) · arista-7060px4-32 (environment) · arista-7060sx2-48yc6 (environment) · arista-7150s-24 (environment) · arista-7150s-52 (environment) · arista-7150s-64 (environment) · arista-7150sc-24 (environment) · arista-7150sc-64 (environment) · arista-7170-32c (environment) · arista-7170-32cd (environment) · arista-7170-64c (environment) · arista-720xp-24y6 (environment) · arista-720xp-24zy4 (environment) · arista-720xp-48y6 (environment) · arista-720xp-48zc2 (environment) · arista-720xp-96zc2 (environment) · arista-7250qx-64 (environment) · arista-7260cx (environment) · arista-7260cx3 (environment) · arista-7260cx3-64 (environment) · arista-7260qx (environment) · arista-7280e (environment) · arista-7280r (environment) · arista-7280r2 (environment) · arista-7280r3 (environment) · arista-7280sr3-48yc8 (environment) · arista-7280sr3k-48yc8 (environment) · arista-7300x-32q (environment) · arista-7300x-64s (environment) · arista-7300x-64t (environment) · arista-7300x3-32c (environment) · arista-7300x3-48yc4 (environment) · arista-7304x3 (environment) · arista-7308x3 (environment) · arista-7320x-32c (environment) · arista-7324x (environment) · arista-7328x (environment) · arista-7368x4 (environment) · arista-7500e (environment) · arista-7500r (environment) · arista-7500r2 (environment) · arista-7500r3 (environment) · arista-7500r3-24d (environment) · arista-7500r3-24p (environment) · arista-7500r3-36cq (environment) · arista-7500r3k-36cq (environment) · arista-7504r3 (environment) · arista-7508r3 (environment) · arista-7512r3 (environment) · arista-7800r3-36p (environment) · arista-7800r3-48cq (environment) · arista-7800r3k-48cq (environment) · arista-7804r3 (environment) · arista-7808r3 (environment)
4.23.10 ≤ v ≤ 4.23.04.24.8 ≤ v ≤ 4.24.04.25.6 ≤ v ≤ 4.25.04.26.4 ≤ v ≤ 4.26.04.27.1 ≤ v ≤ 4.27.04.224.23.104.24.84.25.64.26.44.27.1
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Remediation

No guide yet

No remediation guidance has been written for this CVE yet. What the record does show:

SSVC — Action Prioritization

SSVCPoCAutomatablePartial impact

SSVC signals action urgency (what to patch first), separate from CVSS which measures severity.

CVSS

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

Quick Info

StatusMODIFIED
CWE
CWE-400CWE-1284

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