Vulnerability · CVE-2025-6978
Diagnostics command injection vulnerability
Published Oct 23, 2025 · catalog updated Oct 23, 2025 · Arista Networks Arista Edge Threat Management - Arista Next Generation Firewall
Last checked Nov 1, 2026. A connected source was read within the last 7 days.
Check this week
CVE-2025-6978 is not in CISA KEV. FIRST estimates a 13.43% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days. Check whether you run Arista Networks Arista Edge Threat Management - Arista Next Generation Firewall.
Gaps on this record
- No vendor fix or required action is stored. Compare the linked advisory before you change production.
Same product and reporting
- CVE-2025-6979 · High
- CVE-2025-6980 · High
- Severity
- High7.2
- Known exploitation
- Not in CISA/VulnCheck KEV
- EPSS
- 13.43%
- Remediation
- Advisory link
- Affected products
- vendor Arista Networks Arista Edge Threat Management - Arista Next Generation Firewall 0.0 ≤17.3.1
Diagnostics command injection vulnerability
Are you affected?
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- vendor Arista Networks Arista Edge Threat Management - Arista Next Generation Firewall 0.0 ≤17.3.10.0 ≤17.3.1
How to fix CVE-2025-6978
No stored fix
No vendor fix text is stored. Use the linked advisory before you change production.
Version check
Seen in 0.0 ≤17.3.1
Advisory
Open the cve_org record and follow its fix.
Official advisories
What to do
Three questions, each answered from this record only. Confirm the vendor advisory before you patch.
Should you patch?
CVE-2025-6978 is not in CISA KEV. FIRST estimates a 13.43% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days. Check whether you run Arista Networks Arista Edge Threat Management - Arista Next Generation Firewall.
Which versions are affected?
Compare what you have installed with Arista Networks Arista Edge Threat Management - Arista Next Generation Firewall 0.0 ≤17.3.1 0.0 ≤17.3.1. Compare the installed version with the linked vendor advisory before you change production.
What should an analyst verify?
No weakness class is stored. EPSS 13.43%. There is no CISA KEV listing. No Exploit-DB or Metasploit reference is linked. Use the source links for the original advisory.
Code
The project this record applies to. Exploit listings stay in References.
No public source repository is identified for this product.
Timeline
Detection, updates, and resolution for this record.
Oct 23, 2025 · EUVD
Detected
Diagnostics command injection vulnerability
Oct 23, 2025 · EUVD
Updated
Diagnostics command injection vulnerability
Sources
- CVE.orgVulnerability recordCVE-2025-6978
Official CVE identifier
cve.org - FIRST EPSSExploitation probabilityCVE-2025-6978
30-day exploitation probability 13.43%
first.org - EUVDVulnerability recordEUVD-2025-35730
Diagnostics command injection vulnerability
euvd.enisa.europa.eu
References
Freshness
Last verified in this catalog Nov 1, 2026. Significant claims (KEV, EPSS, CVSS, affected ranges) come from the source rows above — open the original publisher for the authoritative advisory.
- FIRST EPSSNov 1, 2026
- CVE.orgOct 26, 2026
- EUVDOct 26, 2026