THE BASE COLLECTIONCRDS / 0.1

CVE-2026-16812CRITICAL

Arista VeloCloud Orchestrator

KNOWN EXPLOITED

initial accessT1190 T1059

On-premises Arista VeloCloud Orchestrator (VCO) exposes internal-only functionality to the network. A remote, unauthenticated attacker can inject operating system commands and take over the orchestrator host and the data it manages. Exploited in the wild.

CVSS

10.0

EPSS

PATCH

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Apply Arista's advisory mitigations to on-prem VCO now, restrict orchestrator access to trusted networks, and hunt for signs of compromise on the host.

SCRTY:CRDS / BASE SETREV. 01 ◆

Raw JSON

One vulnerability. The facts that matter.
A clear next move.

critical Known exploitedREV. 01

CVE-2026-16812Arista VeloCloud Orchestrator — OS command injection RCE

YOUR NEXT MOVE

Apply Arista's advisory mitigations to on-prem VCO now, restrict orchestrator access to trusted networks, and hunt for signs of compromise on the host.

Read the risk

THE VITAL STATS

CVSS score: 10.0/ 10
EPSS probability: 2%
Attack complexity: Low
Known exploited: Yes — CISA KEV
CVE published: 2026-07-27
Added to KEV: 2026-07-27
Exploit published: Not recorded
Confidence: high
Kill chain: initial access
MITRE ATT&CK: T1190, T1059
Severity: critical

CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:N/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:P/AU:X/R:X/V:X/RE:X/U:X

Attacker needsNetwork access to the on-premises VeloCloud Orchestrator; no credentials or user interaction required.

Behind the card

3 REFERENCES

Field-level provenanceTRACE THE SOURCES +

Which source supports each field, when it was retrieved, and who extracted it.

Fields	Source	Retrieved	Extractor	Confidence
cvss, exploitation.attack_complexity, exploitation.exploit_available, references, published_at	nvd.nist.gov	2026-09-22	scrty-crds-pipeline/0.1	high
exploitation.known_exploited, exploitation.kev_added	cisa.gov	2026-09-22	scrty-crds-pipeline/0.1	high
epss	api.first.org	2026-09-22	scrty-crds-pipeline/0.1	high
title, summary, severity, remediation, mitre_attack, kill_chain, recommended_action, confidence, tags, exploitation.prerequisites	nvd.nist.gov	2026-09-22	claude-code	high

Printing history

THE RECORD

r12026-09-22Initial base card

First printing. This card has not been reprinted since publication.