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Vulnerability record · CVE-2026-73461 · published 16 September 2026

CVE-2026-73461: On affected EOS platforms with AAA-based gRPC authorization enabled for OpenConfig, gRPC requests of an authen…

On affected EOS platforms with AAA-based gRPC authorization enabled for OpenConfig, gRPC requests of an authenticated user to OpenConfig may use the wrong privilege level, resulting in an authorization using the wrong AAA method list. This does not impact non-gRPC OpenConfig requests such as NETCONF.

9.4 CVSS 4.0 Critical EPSS 0.39% · top 69.0% CWE-266 · CWE-266 Awaiting Analysis
9.4CVSS 4.0 base score
0.39%EPSS exploitation probability, 30 days
NoNot in CISA KEV
0Affected product versions listed by NVD
1References
17 Sep 2026Last modified by NVD

Description

On affected EOS platforms with AAA-based gRPC authorization enabled for OpenConfig, gRPC requests of an authenticated user to OpenConfig may use the wrong privilege level, resulting in an authorization using the wrong AAA method list. This does not impact non-gRPC OpenConfig requests such as NETCONF.

CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:H/UI:N/VC:H/VI:H/VA:H/SC:H/SI:H/SA:H/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-2026-73461), CISA KEV, FIRST EPSS (scores of 2026-09-27). This page is refreshed as NVD updates the record.