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Weekly Signal
Live intelligence Updated 21 Aug 2026 · 22:12 UTC

Arista · Ng Firewall

CVE-2026-25621

A Reports application infrastructure vulnerability exists in Arista Edge Threat Management - Arista Next Generation Firewall (NGFW) due to insecure...

Recommended action

Handle this through the normal risk-based patching cycle while monitoring for change. Vendor advisory from www.arista.com

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CVSS7.0
EPSS0.2%
KEVNo
ExploitationNone
RemediationNot yet verified

Assessment

Why it matters

EPSS is 0.2%; technical severity is CVSS 7.0.

A Reports application infrastructure vulnerability exists in Arista Edge Threat Management - Arista Next Generation Firewall (NGFW) due to insecure input validation. This issue uniquely affects version 17.4.0; earlier software releases are not exposed.

Who should care

  • Teams operating Ng Firewall
  • Vulnerability and exposure management teams
  • Security operations teams monitoring exploitation activity

Response plan

What I would do

  1. Confirm whether Ng Firewall 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:H/UI:N/VC:H/VI:L/VA:L/SC:L/SI:L/SA:L/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 Ng Firewall (Version 17.4)
Fixed versions
No explicit fixed version is currently recorded.
Published
5 June 2026
Attack vector
Network
Privileges required
High
User interaction
None

Signal timeline

  1. CVE published
  2. Latest EPSS score: 0.2%
  3. Signal calculated at 11

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.