Arista CloudVision CUE up to 2026.2.0 CV-CUE Backend improper authentication

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9.4$0-$5k0.59+

Summaryinfo

A vulnerability classified as very critical was found in Arista CloudVision CUE up to 2026.2.0. Affected is an unknown function of the component CV-CUE Backend. Such manipulation leads to improper authentication. This vulnerability is uniquely identified as CVE-2026-102161. The attack can be launched remotely. No exploit exists.

Detailsinfo

A vulnerability was found in Arista CloudVision CUE up to 2026.2.0. It has been rated as very critical. Affected by this issue is an unknown function of the component CV-CUE Backend. The manipulation with an unknown input leads to a improper authentication vulnerability. Using CWE to declare the problem leads to CWE-287. When an actor claims to have a given identity, the product does not prove or insufficiently proves that the claim is correct. Impacted is confidentiality, integrity, and availability. CVE summarizes:

An unauthenticated attacker located on an adjacent private network (or any attacker routed through a reverse proxy/load balancer that forwards client headers) can forge their source IP address and gain administrative session privileges on the CV-CUE backend.

The advisory is shared for download at arista.com. This vulnerability is handled as CVE-2026-102161 since 09/28/2026. The exploitation is known to be easy. The attack may be launched remotely. No form of authentication is required for exploitation. There are neither technical details nor an exploit publicly available. The current price for an exploit might be approx. USD $0-$5k (estimation calculated on 10/06/2026).

There is no information about possible countermeasures known. It may be suggested to replace the affected object with an alternative product.

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CVSSv3info

VulDB Meta Base Score: 9.4
VulDB Meta Temp Score: 9.4

VulDB Base Score: 10.0
VulDB Temp Score: 10.0
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VulDB Reliability: 🔍

CNA Base Score: 8.8
CNA Vector (Arista): 🔒

CVSSv2info

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Exploitinginfo

Class: Improper authentication
CWE: CWE-287
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Physical: No
Local: No
Remote: Yes

Availability: 🔒
Status: Not defined
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Threat Intelligenceinfo

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Countermeasuresinfo

Recommended: no mitigation known
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Timelineinfo

09/28/2026 CVE reserved
10/06/2026 +8 days Advisory disclosed
10/06/2026 +0 days VulDB entry created
10/06/2026 +0 days VulDB entry last update

Sourcesinfo

Advisory: arista.com
Status: Confirmed

CVE: CVE-2026-102161 (🔒)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2026-102161
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-414512

Entryinfo

Created: 10/06/2026 22:10
Changes: 10/06/2026 22:10 (74)
Complete: 🔍
Cache ID: 216::103

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