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Live intelligence Updated 21 Aug 2026 · 22:12 UTC

Arista · VeloCloud Orchestrator

CVE-2026-16812

Arista VeloCloud Orchestrator On-Prem OS Command Injection Vulnerability

Recommended action

Validate affected assets and exposure now, then remediate on an accelerated schedule. Vendor advisory from www.arista.com

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CVSS10.0
EPSS0.9%
KEVYes
ExploitationConfirmed exploitation
RemediationNot yet verified ↓

Assessment

Why it matters

CISA lists this vulnerability as known to be exploited; exploitation is confirmed; EPSS is 0.9%; technical severity is CVSS 10.0.

VeloCloud Orchestrator (VCO) on-prem has a security issue where this issue may allow a remote attacker to access privileged internal functionality and impact the VCO host. Successful exploitation may compromise the confidentiality, integrity, and availability of the orchestrator and data managed by the orchestrator. This functionality was intended to be for internal use only and is not intended to be remotely accessible. Hosted and Dedicated versions of VCO have already been patched in advance of this notice going out. This issue was discovered externally and is known to be actively exploited.

Who should care

  • Teams operating VeloCloud Orchestrator
  • Vulnerability and exposure management teams
  • Security operations teams monitoring exploitation activity

Response plan

What I would do

  1. Confirm whether VeloCloud Orchestrator is present in the environment.
  2. Identify affected versions and establish whether vulnerable services are exposed or reachable.
  3. Vendor advisory from www.arista.com
  4. Review relevant security telemetry for evidence of attempted or successful exploitation.
  5. Document the remediation decision and track it to verified completion.

Treatment intelligence

Remediation intelligence

Not yet verified

Vendor sources are listed before government and third-party guidance. Confirm product applicability and change prerequisites before deployment.

Verification noteAutomated link verification has not completed for this guidance yet.

Technical details

CVSS vector
CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:N/UI:N/VC:H/VI:H/VA:H/SC:H/SI:H/SA:H/E:X/CR:X/IR:X/AR:X/MAV:X/MAC:X/MAT:X/MPR:X/MUI:X/MVC:X/MVI:X/MVA:X/MSC:X/MSI:X/MSA:X/S:P/AU:X/R:X/V:X/RE:X/U:X
CWE
CWE-78
Affected versions
Arista VeloCloud Orchestrator (Start Including 5.2.0, End Excluding 5.2.3.14 | Start Including 6.1.0, End Excluding 6.1.3.4 | Start Including 6.4.0, End Excluding 6.4.2.4 | Version 7.0.0)
Fixed versions
Arista VeloCloud Orchestrator (Fixed from 5.2.3.14, 6.1.3.4, 6.4.2.4)
Published
27 July 2026
Attack vector
Network
Privileges required
None
User interaction
None

Signal timeline

  1. CVE published
  2. Added to CISA KEV
  3. Latest EPSS score: 0.9%
  4. Signal calculated at 67

External references

Live public intelligence This assessment combines public-source evidence. Validate the affected product, version and exposure against your own environment before making a risk decision.