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Arista VeloCloud Orchestrator On-Prem OS Command Injection Vulnerability

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.

MANARTECH SECURITY ALERT

Arista VeloCloud Orchestrator On-Prem OS Command Injection Vulnerability

CVE Numbers

CVE-2026-16812

Affected Product

VeloCloud Orchestrator — Arista

Threat Description

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.

Severity Scale

CRITICALHIGHMEDIUMLOW

Severity

CRITICAL

Affected Versions

To be reviewed

Recommended Mitigation

Apply mitigations in accordance with vendor instructions, ensuring compliance with CISA’s BOD 26-04 Prioritizing Security Updates Based on Risk (see URL in Notes) guidance and CISA’s “Forensics Triage Requirements” (see URL in Notes). Follow applicable BOD 26-04 guidance for cloud services or discontinue use of the product if mitigations are unavailable. Stakeholders are responsible for evaluating each asset's internet exposure and ensuring adherence to BOD 26-04 patching guidelines.

Reference Links


https://www.arista.com/en/support/advisories-notices/security-advisory/24364-security-advisory-0144


https://www.cisa.gov/known-exploited-vulnerabilities-catalog?field_cve=CVE-2026-16812


https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2026-16812
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