{"dataType": "CVE_RECORD", "dataVersion": "5.2", "cveMetadata": {"cveId": "CVE-2026-75945", "assignerOrgId": "c8b34d1a-69ae-45c3-88fe-f3b3d44f39b7", "state": "PUBLISHED", "assignerShortName": "Arista", "dateReserved": "2026-08-18T16:04:12.507Z", "datePublished": "2026-09-14T22:23:02.391Z", "dateUpdated": "2026-09-14T23:05:54.600Z"}, "containers": {"cna": {"providerMetadata": {"orgId": "c8b34d1a-69ae-45c3-88fe-f3b3d44f39b7", "shortName": "Arista", "dateUpdated": "2026-09-14T22:23:02.391Z"}, "title": "A race condition may cause a supplicant to remain in an authorized state after a clear dot1x host all command is issued.", "datePublic": "2026-09-09T22:20:00.000Z", "problemTypes": [{"descriptions": [{"lang": "en", "cweId": "CWE-459", "description": "CWE-459 Incomplete Cleanup", "type": "CWE"}]}], "impacts": [{"capecId": "CAPEC-180", "descriptions": [{"lang": "en", "value": "CAPEC-180 Exploiting Incorrectly Configured Access Control Security Levels"}]}], "affected": [{"vendor": "Arista Networks", "product": "EOS", "versions": [{"status": "affected", "version": "4.36.0", "lessThanOrEqual": "4.36.1F", "versionType": "custom"}], "defaultStatus": "unaffected"}], "descriptions": [{"lang": "en", "value": "A race condition may cause a supplicant to remain in an authorized state after a clear dot1x host all command is issued.", "supportingMedia": [{"type": "text/html", "base64": false, "value": "<pre>A race condition may cause a supplicant to remain in an authorized state after a clear dot1x host all command is issued.\n</pre>"}]}], "references": [{"url": "https://www.arista.com/en/support/advisories-notices/security-advisory/24706-security-advisory-0150"}], "configurations": [{"lang": "en", "value": "In order to be vulnerable to any of the vulnerabilities, the following condition must be met under interface configuration mode:\n\n * 802.1X (dot1x in the CLI) must be configured with pae authenticator\u00a0\n\n\n * port-control must be set to auto mode\u00a0\n\n\n * A static or dynamic ACL must be configured.\u00a0\n\n\n * The RADIUS Access-Accept or Change-of-Authorization (CoA) assigns an ACL to that supplicant using RADIUS AVP (Attribute-Value pair) Filter-Id or NAS-Filter-Rule\n\u00a0\n\n\n\nBelow is an example of one configuration. 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Use a preconfigured ACL with which the RADIUS server returns in the <b>Filter-Id</b> AVP</p><pre>switch(config)#ip access-list EMPLOYEE-ACL\nswitch(config-ip-acl-EMPLOYEE-ACL)#10 permit ip 10.0.0.0/8 any\nswitch(config-ip-acl-EMPLOYEE-ACL)#20 deny ip any any\n</pre><div>&nbsp;</div><p>AAA server will return the ACL name through <b>Filter-Id</b> AVP through Access-Accept or CoA messages , in the above sample , Filter-Id AVP with EMPLOYEE-ACL will be received from the server.</p><p>To verify the configured ACL, execute the following show command to identify the ACL applied to the interface:</p><pre>switch(config)#show ip access-lists interface Ethernet5 summary&nbsp;\nIP Access List EMPLOYEE-ACL\n&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;10 permit ip 10.0.0.0/8 any\n&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;20 deny ip any any\n \n&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Total rules configured: 2\n&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Configured on Ingress: Ethernet5\n&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Active on Ingress: Ethernet5&nbsp;\n</pre><div><br></div><p>In addition to the prerequisite above to configure 802.1X in authenticator mode with ACL-based authorization, the supplicant(s) must be removed via the below command:</p><pre>switch(config-dot1x)#clear dot1x host all</pre></pre>"}]}], "workarounds": [{"lang": "en", "value": "For CVE-2026-75945, rerunning the 'clear dot1x host all' command is presented only as conditional mitigation advice when a supplicant remains authenticated.", "supportingMedia": [{"type": "text/html", "base64": false, "value": "<pre>\nFor CVE-2026-75945, rerunning the 'clear dot1x host all' command is presented only as conditional mitigation advice when a supplicant remains authenticated.\n</pre>"}]}], "solutions": [{"lang": "en", "value": "CVE-2026-75945 has been fixed in the following release:\n* 4.36.2F and later releases in the 4.36.x train.", "supportingMedia": [{"type": "text/html", "base64": false, "value": "<pre>\nCVE-2026-75945 has been fixed in the following release:\n* 4.36.2F and later releases in the 4.36.x train.\n</pre>"}]}], "credits": [{"lang": "en", "value": "Those issues were discovered internally by Arista, and the company is not aware of any malicious exploitation of these vulnerabilities in customer networks.", "type": "finder"}], "source": {"advisory": "Security Advisory 0150", "discovery": "INTERNAL", "defects": ["BUG 1857804"]}, "x_generator": {"engine": "Vulnogram 1.0.5"}, "metrics": [{"format": "CVSS", "scenarios": [{"lang": "en", "value": "GENERAL"}], "cvssV3_1": {"version": "3.1", "attackVector": "ADJACENT_NETWORK", "attackComplexity": "HIGH", "privilegesRequired": "LOW", "userInteraction": "NONE", "scope": "UNCHANGED", "confidentialityImpact": "NONE", "integrityImpact": "LOW", "availabilityImpact": "NONE", "baseSeverity": "LOW", "baseScore": 2.6, "vectorString": "CVSS:3.1/AV:A/AC:H/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:L/A:N"}}, {"format": "CVSS", "scenarios": [{"lang": "en", "value": "GENERAL"}], "cvssV4_0": {"attackVector": "ADJACENT", "attackComplexity": "LOW", "attackRequirements": "PRESENT", "privilegesRequired": "LOW", "userInteraction": "NONE", "vulnConfidentialityImpact": "NONE", "subConfidentialityImpact": "NONE", "vulnIntegrityImpact": "LOW", "subIntegrityImpact": "NONE", "vulnAvailabilityImpact": "NONE", "subAvailabilityImpact": "NONE", "exploitMaturity": "NOT_DEFINED", "Safety": "NOT_DEFINED", "Automatable": "NOT_DEFINED", "Recovery": "NOT_DEFINED", "valueDensity": "NOT_DEFINED", "vulnerabilityResponseEffort": "NOT_DEFINED", "providerUrgency": "NOT_DEFINED", "version": "4.0", "baseSeverity": "LOW", "baseScore": 2.1, "vectorString": "CVSS:4.0/AV:A/AC:L/AT:P/PR:L/UI:N/VC:N/VI:L/VA:N/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N"}}]}, "adp": [{"metrics": [{"other": {"type": "ssvc", "content": {"timestamp": "2026-09-14T23:05:47.041923Z", "id": "CVE-2026-75945", "options": [{"Exploitation": "none"}, {"Automatable": "no"}, {"Technical Impact": "partial"}], "role": "CISA Coordinator", "version": "2.0.3"}}}], "title": "CISA ADP Vulnrichment", "providerMetadata": {"orgId": "134c704f-9b21-4f2e-91b3-4a467353bcc0", "shortName": "CISA-ADP", "dateUpdated": "2026-09-14T23:05:54.600Z"}}]}}

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