Vulnerability record

CVE-2026-93952

Arista VeloCloud Orchestrator Improper Input Validation Vulnerability

Severity: CriticalExploitation: Exploitation confirmedCISA KEV
What should I do?

This vulnerability is in the CISA Known Exploited Vulnerabilities catalog: attackers are using it. If you run VeloCloud Orchestrator, fix it now.

CISA required action: 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.

US federal civilian agencies must remediate by Sep 25, 2026.

Patch status

No official fix confirmed yet

Until a fix ships, follow the vendor's mitigations and CISA's required action, limit exposure of affected systems, and watch this record for a patch.

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. Hosted, including Dedicated, versions of VCO were impacted and have already been patched.

Source: NIST National Vulnerability Database. Official vulnerability data, reproduced as published.

Affected products

Products affected by this vulnerability, with versions and the source of each entry
ProductVendorAffected versionsFixed inSource
VeloCloud OrchestratorArista>= 5.2.0, < 5.2.3.16; >= 6.1.0, <= 6.1.3.7; >= 6.4.0, < 6.4.2.8; >= 7.0.0, <= 7.0.0.25.2.3.16; 6.4.2.8KEV

Sources: KEV = CISA Known Exploited Vulnerabilities catalog.

Intelligence timeline

Developments from the last 30 days, newest first.

  1. CVSS scoredUpdateKEV

    CVE-2026-93952 scored CVSS 9.5: Arista VeloCloud Orchestrator, Arista VeloCloud Orchestrator Improper Input Validation Vulnerability

    CISA lists this as exploited in the wild. Unpatched VeloCloud Orchestrator systems are exposed to active attacks now.

    Basis: NIST National Vulnerability Database

  2. Added to CISA KEV

    CVE-2026-93952 added to CISA KEV: Arista VeloCloud Orchestrator, Arista VeloCloud Orchestrator Improper Input Validation Vulnerability

    CISA lists this as exploited in the wild. Unpatched VeloCloud Orchestrator systems are exposed to active attacks now.

    Basis: CISA Known Exploited Vulnerabilities catalog

Coverage

Severity: CriticalAction: Act nowExploitation: ExploitedCISA KEV

CISA Adds One Known Exploited Vulnerability to Catalog

Why it matters

CISA lists this as exploited in the wild. Unpatched BIG-IP and Multiple Products systems are exposed to active attacks now.

Act now

Treat this as an emergency.

References

  • arista.com https://www.arista.com/en/support/advisories-notices/security-advisory/24765-security-advisory-0183
  • cisa.gov https://www.cisa.gov/news-events/directives/bod-26-04-prioritizing-security-updates-based-risk
  • cisa.gov https://www.cisa.gov/news-events/directives/bod-26-04-implementation-guidance-prioritizing-security-updates-ba…
  • nvd.nist.gov https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2026-93952
  • cisa.gov https://www.cisa.gov/known-exploited-vulnerabilities-catalog?field_cve=CVE-2026-93952