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[NEW] [high] Arista VeloCloud Orchestrator: Vulnerability enables execution of arbitrary code with root privileges

highknown exploitedCVE-2026-16812
Actively exploited. At least one CVE in this advisory is listed in the CISA Known Exploited Vulnerabilities catalog — exploitation has been observed in the wild. Treat remediation as urgent.
A remote, anonymous attacker can exploit a vulnerability in Arista VeloCloud Orchestrator to execute arbitrary code with root privileges.

CSIRTS triage

What
A remote unauthenticated attacker can execute arbitrary code with root privileges.
Who is affected
All deployments of Arista VeloCloud Orchestrator are affected.
Urgency
Critical; actively exploited vulnerability allowing root-level code execution.
Action
Apply Arista's security patch immediately upon availability.

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Details

Source
CERT-Bund (BSI) Security Advisories (DE · national-cert · site)
Severity
high
Published
2026-08-07
Exploitation
Observed in the wild (CISA KEV)
Language
Machine-translated to English — verify against the original

Original advisory: https://wid.cert-bund.de/portal/wid/securityadvisory?name=WID-SEC-2026-2702

Exploitation outlook

EPSS (FIRST.org) estimates each CVE’s probability of exploitation in the next 30 days — here is the CSIRTS.com read on those numbers.

Referenced CVEs

CVECSIRTS overviewExternal
CVE-2026-16812coverage & exploitation statusNVD · CVE.org

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