CVE-2025-0505

On Arista CloudVision systems (virtual or physical on-premise deployments), Zero Touch Provisioning can be used to gain admin privileges on the CloudVision system, with more permissions than necessary, which can be used to query or manipulate system state

Description

On Arista CloudVision systems (virtual or physical on-premise deployments), Zero Touch Provisioning can be used to gain admin privileges on the CloudVision system, with more permissions than necessary, which can be used to query or manipulate system state for devices under management. Note that CloudVision as-a-Service is not affected.

Remediation

Solution:

  • The recommended resolution is to upgrade to a remediated software version at your earliest convenience. Arista recommends customers move to the latest version of each release that contains all the fixes listed below. For more information about upgrading see Upgrade | Setup Guide | Arista CloudVision 2024.3 Help Center https://www.arista.io/help/2024.3/articles/dXBncmFkZS5BbGwudXBncmFkZQ==#dXBncmFkZUN2cA==-upgrading-a-cluster   CVE-2025-0505 has been fixed in the following releases: * 2024.2.2 and later releases in the 2024.2.x train * 2024.3.1 and later releases in the 2024.3.x train

Workaround:

  • The ZTP component on CloudVision (on-premise) can be disabled by running the following on any of the nodes of the CloudVision deployment (Note that this will disable the Zero Touch Provisioning feature on CloudVision): cvpi disable ztp cvpi stop ztp   The following command can be used to verify that the component is stopped: cvpi status ztp Executing command. This may take some time... Completed 1/1 discovered actions primary components total:1 running:0 disabled:1   The component may be enabled after upgrading to one the remediated software versions (See  Resolution https://www.arista.com/en/support/advisories-notices/security-advisory/21315-security-advisory-0115#pageLink-1 ) using the following commands: cvpi enable ztp cvpi start ztp

Category

10.0
CVSS
Severity: Critical
CVSS 3.1 •
EPSS 0.04%
Affected: Arista Networks CloudVision Portal
Published at:
Updated at:

References

Link Tags
https://www.arista.com/en/support/advisories-notices/security-advisory/21315-security-advisory-0115

Frequently Asked Questions

What is the severity of CVE-2025-0505?
CVE-2025-0505 has been scored as a critical severity vulnerability.
How to fix CVE-2025-0505?
To fix CVE-2025-0505: The recommended resolution is to upgrade to a remediated software version at your earliest convenience. Arista recommends customers move to the latest version of each release that contains all the fixes listed below. For more information about upgrading see Upgrade | Setup Guide | Arista CloudVision 2024.3 Help Center https://www.arista.io/help/2024.3/articles/dXBncmFkZS5BbGwudXBncmFkZQ==#dXBncmFkZUN2cA==-upgrading-a-cluster   CVE-2025-0505 has been fixed in the following releases: * 2024.2.2 and later releases in the 2024.2.x train * 2024.3.1 and later releases in the 2024.3.x train
Is CVE-2025-0505 being actively exploited in the wild?
As for now, there are no information to confirm that CVE-2025-0505 is being actively exploited. According to its EPSS score, there is a ~0% probability that this vulnerability will be exploited by malicious actors in the next 30 days.
What software or system is affected by CVE-2025-0505?
CVE-2025-0505 affects Arista Networks CloudVision Portal.
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