CVE-2026-16812: VeloCloud Orchestrator (VCO) on-prem has a security issue where this issue may allow a remote attacker to access privileged internal functionality and impact the VCO host. Successf
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.
VeloCloud Orchestrator (VCO) on-prem has a security issue where this issue may allow a remote attacker to access privileged internal functionality and impact the VCO host. Successful exploitation may compromise the confidentiality, integrity, and availability of the orchestrator and data managed by the orchestrator.
This functionality was intended to be for internal use only and is not intended to be remotely accessible.
Hosted and Dedicated versions of VCO have already been patched in advance of this notice going out.
This issue was discovered externally and is known to be actively exploited.
CSIRTS triage
- What
- A remote command injection vulnerability allows attackers to access privileged internal functionality.
- Who is affected
- Users of the on-prem versions of VeloCloud Orchestrator.
- Urgency
- This is critical and urgent due to active exploitation and high severity.
- Action
- Apply the latest patches provided by Arista immediately.
AI-assisted analysis generated from the source advisory — verify against the original.
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Details
Original advisory: https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2026-16812
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.
- Exploitation confirmedCVE-2026-16812Already exploited in the wild (CISA KEV) — the prediction phase is over. Patch now. Riskier than 56% of all scored CVEs.
Referenced CVEs
| CVE | CSIRTS overview | External |
|---|---|---|
| CVE-2026-16812 | coverage & exploitation status | NVD · CVE.org |
Same CVEs, other sources
How other CERTs, PSIRTs and databases cover the vulnerabilities in this advisory.
- unknownexploitedArista Networks security advisory (AV26-751)cccs
- highexploitedCISA Adds Two Known Exploited Vulnerabilities to Catalogcisa
- criticalexploitedCVE-2026-16812: Arista VeloCloud Orchestrator On-Prem OS Command Injection Vulnerabilitycisa-kev
Recent advisories for VeloCloud Orchestrator
A cluster of recent advisories against the same product widens the attack surface — attackers routinely chain freshly published CVEs on one product, so review these together.
- criticalexploitedCVE-2026-16812: Arista VeloCloud Orchestrator On-Prem OS Command Injection Vulnerabilitycisa-kev · 2026-07-27
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