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CVE-2026-2379 Arista Networks CVE debrief
CVE-2026-2379 is a HIGH severity vulnerability in Arista EOS with a CVSS score of 8.2. On affected platforms with hardware IPSec support running Arista EOS with certain IPsec features enabled, EOS may exhibit unexpected behavior in specific cases. Physical interface flaps and certain agent restarts can cause IPsec tunnel re-establishment with existing Security Associations, resulting in sequence number mismatches between tunnel endpoints potentially causing unstable communication.
- Vendor
- Arista Networks
- Product
- EOS
- CVSS
- HIGH 8.2
- CISA KEV
- Not listed in stored evidence
- Original CVE published
- 2026-06-05
- Original CVE updated
- 2026-06-05
- Advisory published
- 2026-06-05
- Advisory updated
- 2026-06-05
Who should care
Users of Arista EOS with hardware IPSec support and certain IPsec features enabled should be aware of this vulnerability and take recommended actions.
Technical summary
The vulnerability is caused by unexpected behavior in Arista EOS when certain IPsec features are enabled on affected platforms with hardware IPSec support. This can lead to sequence number mismatches between tunnel endpoints, potentially causing unstable communication.
Defensive priority
HIGH
Recommended defensive actions
- Review and apply the security advisory from Arista: [ref-4](https://www.arista.com/en/support/advisories-notices/security-advisory/23419-security-advisory-0134)
Evidence notes
The CVE record [cve-org](https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2026-2379) and NVD detail [nvd](https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2026-2379) provide additional information on this vulnerability.
Sources and references
Verified primary and authoritative sources
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CVE-2026-2379 CVE Program record
Publisher, destination, and source semantics verified
URL: https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2026-2379
CVE Program - Official CVE Program record with source-provided CVE metadata.
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CVE-2026-2379 NVD vulnerability detail
Publisher, destination, and source semantics verified
URL: https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2026-2379
NIST National Vulnerability Database - Official NIST NVD detail page and source-specific vulnerability assessment.
Supplemental references
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Source reference
Unverified legacy reference
URL: https://www.arista.com/en/support/advisories-notices/security-advisory/23419-security-advisory-0134
Methodology and review provenance
AI-assisted synthesis based on stored public vulnerability evidence. System validation, approval state, and publication status do not by themselves establish human review of this revision. PatchSiren helps prioritize defensive review and does not prove exposure or remediation on any system.