CVE-2025-54549
Cryptographic validation of upgrade images could be circumventing by dropping a specifically crafted file into the upgrade ISO
02 Description
Cryptographic validation of upgrade images could be circumventing by dropping a specifically crafted file into the upgrade ISO
03 Exploitation and scoring
- Exploitation
- Assessed, none found. CISA's assessment recorded neither public exploit code nor evidence of exploitation when it was made.
- SSVC decision
- ExploitationnoneCISA recorded no public exploit code and no evidence of exploitation.
- AutomatablenoAt least one step from reconnaissance to exploitation cannot be reliably automated.
- Technical ImpactpartialSuccessful exploitation gives limited control of the vulnerable component.
- EPSS probability
- 0.08% probability of exploitation activity in the next 30 days.
- EPSS percentile
- Equal to or higher than the score of 0.3% of scored records. A rank, not a probability.
- NVD base score
- 5.9 (CVSS v3.x), scored by the NVD independently of the CNA.
- NVD CVSS vector
- CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:R/S:C/C:N/I:H/A:N
- NVD analysis status
- Deferred. NVD last modified this record on 2026-10-08.
- Red Hat severity
- No Red Hat rating. Red Hat rates the CVEs that affect its products.
Exploit-prediction scores from FIRST. Independent scoring and analysis status from the NVD. Vendor severity from Red Hat. Exploitation assessment and catalog membership from CISA.
04 Metadata
- Published
- 2025-10-29 22:55Z12 MO AGO
- Last updated
- 2025-10-30 14:12Z12 MO AGO
- Reserved
- 2025-07-24
- Assigning CNA
- Arista
- Record state
- PUBLISHED
- Severity
- Medium (CVSS 5.9)
- CNA CVSS vector
- CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:R/S:C/C:N/I:H/A:N
- Weaknesses
- CWE-347Improper Verification of Cryptographic SignatureBase
- Data version
- 5.2
- Document digest
- c316a7b5f0599415ca1c48094c5b1662837e09a4ca325d4a8366a75a704a808c
05 Affected products
06 References
07 Remediation
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. Fixed versions are as follows for each product: Danz Monitoring Fabric * DMF 8.7.1 and later releases in the 8.7.x train * DMF 8.6.2 and later releases in the 8.6.x train * DMF 8.5.3 and later releases in the 8.5.x train * DMF 8.4.6 and later releases in the 8.4.x train. Converged Cloud Fabric * CCF 6.2.5 and later releases in the 6.2.x train Cloud Vision Appliance * CVA 7.1.0 and later releases in the CVA 7.x train Multi-Cloud Director * MCD 2.4.1 and later releases in the 2.4.x train