Arista NG Firewall load_capture_settings Exposed Dangerous Function Information Disclosure Vulnerability (CVE-2025-6980)

This vulnerability allows remote attackers to disclose sensitive information on affected installations of Arista NG Firewall.

Authentication is not required to exploit this vulnerability.

The specific flaw exists within the logout.py module.

The issue results from an exposed dangerous function.

An attacker can leverage this vulnerability to disclose information in the context of root.

Arista has issued an update to correct this vulnerability.

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