CVE-2024-9131Network attack vector

Administrator command execution via improper delimiter neutralization

Published Jan 10, 2025 · Updated Jan 13, 2025

Command injection in Arista Edge Threat Management 17.1.0 through 17.1.1 allows remote authenticated users to execute OS commands. The public record identifies improper delimiter neutralization in a command but does not disclose the affected interface, parameter, or code path. Administrator privileges are required, but no non-default configuration is needed; successful exploitation can run unauthorized processes on the NG Firewall host.

CVSS severity7.2
High
EPSS probability1.38%
Next 30 days · Sep 16, 2026
Known exploitationUnconfirmed
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Summary

What happened

Command injection in Arista Edge Threat Management 17.1.0 through 17.1.1 allows remote authenticated users to execute OS commands. The public record identifies improper delimiter neutralization in a command but does not disclose the affected interface, parameter, or code path. Administrator privileges are required, but no non-default configuration is needed; successful exploitation can run unauthorized processes on the NG Firewall host.

The record

CVE
CVE-2024-9131
Published
Jan 10, 2025
Updated
Jan 13, 2025
Vendor
Arista Networks
Product
Arista Edge Threat Management
Classifications
CWE-88, CAPEC-88, T1059
Attack vector
network
Privileges
admin

Timeline

How it unfolded

  1. Jan 10, 2025CVE publishedPublication date reported by the CVE source.
  2. Jan 13, 2025Record updatedLatest update available in the CVE record.

Exploitability

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Is a vulnerable build present?

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  1. Affected versionversion=17.1.0 <=17.1.1

What conditions does exploitation require?

Attack vectornetwork
Required privilegesadmin

What is affected?

Arista Networks · Arista Edge Threat Managementversion=17.1.0 <=17.1.1

Published CVSS scores

7.2Arista NetworksCVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:H/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

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Attacks

What attackers are doing with it

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Sep 9, 2026Sep 15, 2026
Latest reporting daySep 15, 2026
Latest daily unique IPsUnavailable
Prior 30-day averageUnavailable
SourceShadowserver honeypots (KEV)
Vectornetwork
Privilegesadmin
Known exploitationUnconfirmed
Public exploitUnconfirmed

Weakness, pattern, technique

CWE-88Improper Neutralization of Argument Delimiters in a Command ('Argument Injection')
CAPEC-88OS Command Injection
T1059Command and Scripting Interpreter

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