Is there a public exploit for CVE-2026-73466?

No public exploit for CVE-2026-73466 was found in Exploit-DB, Metasploit, Nuclei templates or public proof-of-concept repositories. That is an absence of evidence rather than proof that none exists.

How severe is CVE-2026-73466?

CVE-2026-73466 scores CVSS 6 (v4.0), rated medium. EPSS puts the chance of exploitation in the next 30 days at 0.13%.

What does CVE-2026-73466 affect?

CVE-2026-73466 affects Arista Networks EOS.

6.0 Medium

On affected platforms running Arista EOS, under certain circumstances user passwordss may be written in clear text to log files during…

CVE-2026-73466

On affected platforms running Arista EOS, under certain circumstances user passwordss may be written in clear text to log files during operations when specialized non-standard debugging trace levels are explicitly enabled. To exploit these vulnerabilities, a malicious actor must already possess authenticated local administrative access to the device shell, and specialized non-standard debugging trace levels must be explicitly enabled. This issue was discovered internally by Arista, and the company is not aware of any malicious exploitation of this vulnerability in customer networks.

Assessment

CVSS: 6 (v4.0)
Severity: Medium
EPSS: 0.13% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days
Known exploited: Not listed in CISA KEV
Exploit availability: Nothing found in Exploit-DB, Metasploit, Nuclei or public PoC repositories
Published: 15 September 2026
Last updated: 3 November 2026
Affected: Arista Networks · EOS
Assigner: Arista

CVSS vectorCVSS:4.0/AV:L/AC:H/AT:N/PR:H/UI:P/VC:H/VI:N/VA:N/SC:H/SI:H/SA:H

At the source

EUVD (ENISA)

References

https://www.arista.com/en/support/advisories-notices/security-advisory/24709-security-advisory-0153

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