On affected platforms running Arista EOS with OSPFv2 and OSPFv2 segment routing configured, a specially crafted OSPFv2 packet from an adjacent OSPF neighbor may cause OSPF to restart unexpectedly.

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Solution

The recommended resolution is to upgrade to a remediated software version at your earliest convenience. Arista recommends customers move to the latest version of each release that contains all the fixes listed below. CVE-2026-73436 has been fixed in the following releases: - 4.36.2F and later releases in the 4.36.x train - 4.35.6M and later releases in the 4.35.x train - 4.34.8M and later releases in the 4.34.x train - 4.33.10M and later releases in the 4.33.x train No hotfix is available for CVE-2026-73436.


Workaround

No mitigation is available for CVE-2026-73436.

History

Wed, 16 Sep 2026 14:30:00 +0000

Type Values Removed Values Added
Metrics ssvc

{'options': {'Automatable': 'no', 'Exploitation': 'none', 'Technical Impact': 'partial'}, 'version': '2.0.3'}


Wed, 16 Sep 2026 09:30:00 +0000

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Description On affected platforms running Arista EOS with OSPFv2 and OSPFv2 segment routing configured, a specially crafted OSPFv2 packet from an adjacent OSPF neighbor may cause OSPF to restart unexpectedly.
Title Security Advisory 0171
Weaknesses CWE-125
CWE-1284
References
Metrics cvssV3_1

{'score': 6.5, 'vector': 'CVSS:3.1/AV:A/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H'}

cvssV4_0

{'score': 6, 'vector': 'CVSS:4.0/AV:A/AC:L/AT:P/PR:N/UI:N/VC:N/VI:N/VA:H/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N'}


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cve-icon MITRE

Status: PUBLISHED

Assigner: Arista

Published:

Updated: 2026-09-16T13:50:22.868Z

Reserved: 2026-08-12T16:39:35.976Z

Link: CVE-2026-73436

cve-icon Vulnrichment

Updated: 2026-09-16T13:50:16.644Z

cve-icon NVD

Status : Received

Published: 2026-09-16T10:16:51.550

Modified: 2026-09-16T14:17:08.263

Link: CVE-2026-73436

cve-icon Redhat

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cve-icon OpenCVE Enrichment

Updated: 2026-09-16T13:30:10Z

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