Vulnerability record · CVE-2023-5502 · published 4 June 2026
CVE-2023-5502: Improper authentication vulnerability
On affected platforms running Arista EOS with 802.1x authentication configured on the access/trunk ports, and routing enabled on the access VLAN of the ports, a malicious supplicant may be able to bypass the requirement to perform 802.1x authentication.
Description
On affected platforms running Arista EOS with 802.1x authentication configured on the access/trunk ports, and routing enabled on the access VLAN of the ports, a malicious supplicant may be able to bypass the requirement to perform 802.1x authentication.
CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:H/AT:N/PR:N/UI:N/VC:N/VI:H/VA:N/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N/E:X/CR:X/IR:X/AR:X/MAV:X/MAC:X/MAT:X/MPR:X/MUI:X/MVC:X/MVI:X/MVA:X/MSC:X/MSI:X/MSA:X/S:X/AU:X/R:
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Source: NIST National Vulnerability Database (record CVE-2023-5502), CISA KEV, FIRST EPSS (scores of 2026-09-27). This page is refreshed as NVD updates the record.