Description
On affected Arista EOS platforms with Routing Information Protocol version 2 (RIPv2) configured, under certain conditions, RIPv2 might be silently enabled on management interfaces even when the RIP agent intends to disable it. It allows an unauthenticated attacker with access to the adjacent network to send crafted RIPv2 route advertisements to the device's management IP address. The device could accept and install those routes without authentication.

Successful exploitation could allow the attacker to redirect traffic flows to an attacker-controlled destination, install more-specific routes that blackhole legitimate traffic, or otherwise disrupt network reachability for systems whose traffic passes through the affected device.
Published: 2026-11-10
Score: 6.1 Medium
EPSS: n/a
KEV: No
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Remediation

Vendor Workaround

switch# configure terminal switch(config)# router rip switch(config-router-rip)# shutdown switch(config-router-rip)# end (Workaround: In environments where RIP is not required, disable it within each affected VRF instance. If RIP is necessary on data interfaces but not the management subnet, verify no RIP network prefix matches the management subnet.)

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Tue, 10 Nov 2026 20:15:00 +0000

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Description On affected Arista EOS platforms with Routing Information Protocol version 2 (RIPv2) configured, under certain conditions, RIPv2 might be silently enabled on management interfaces even when the RIP agent intends to disable it. It allows an unauthenticated attacker with access to the adjacent network to send crafted RIPv2 route advertisements to the device's management IP address. The device could accept and install those routes without authentication. Successful exploitation could allow the attacker to redirect traffic flows to an attacker-controlled destination, install more-specific routes that blackhole legitimate traffic, or otherwise disrupt network reachability for systems whose traffic passes through the affected device.
Title Security Advisory 0220
Weaknesses CWE-440
References
Metrics cvssV3_1

{'score': 9.6, 'vector': 'CVSS:3.1/AV:A/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:C/C:L/I:H/A:H'}

cvssV4_0

{'score': 6.1, 'vector': 'CVSS:4.0/AV:A/AC:L/AT:P/PR:N/UI:N/VC:L/VI:H/VA:H/SC:N/SI:L/SA:L'}

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cve-icon MITRE

Status: PUBLISHED

Assigner: Arista

Published:

Updated: 2026-11-10T20:10:00.035Z

Reserved: 2026-11-03T11:27:14.150Z

Link: CVE-2026-121367

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cve-icon NVD

Status : Received

Published: 2026-11-10T20:18:55.933

Modified: 2026-11-10T20:18:55.933

Link: CVE-2026-121367

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Weaknesses
  • CWE-440

    Expected Behavior Violation