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CVE-2025-8872

MEDIUM · CVSS 6.5 EPSS 0.26%

Source: NVD + CISA KEV + EPSS (historical backfill) · Published 2025-12-16 · Last synced 2026-08-04

CyberRota Analysis

This is a medium severity vulnerability with a CVSS score of 6.5. See the original NVD description below for full technical details.

CVE
CVE-2025-8872
Severity
MEDIUM
CVSS
6.5
EPSS
0.26%

Original NVD Description

On affected platforms running Arista EOS with OSPFv3 configured, a specially crafted packet can cause the OSFPv3 process to have high CPU utilization which may result in the OSFPv3 process being restarted. This may cause disruption in the OSFPv3 routes on the switch. This issue was discovered internally by Arista and is not aware of any malicious uses of this issue in customer networks.