TL;DR: CVE-2026-114625 is a known-exploited vulnerability in Arista VeloCloud Orchestrator. Apply mitigations in accordance with vendor instructions, ensuring compliance with CISA’s BOD 26-04 Prioritizing Security Updates Based on Risk guidance and CISA’s “Forensics Triage Requirements”. 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. Then confirm no exposed, unpatched instance remains on your perimeter.
What CVE-2026-114625 is
According to the public vulnerability record, 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. On an affected system, any authenticated user can gain operator privileges and masquerade as a local "superuser operator" user. This includes access to functionality that is intended for internal use only and which is not intended to be remotely accessible. Hosted, including Dedicated, versions of VCO were impacted and have already been patched.
CISA summarises it as: Arista VeloCloud Orchestrator on-prem contains a SQL injection vulnerability that 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.
Affected product & severity
CVE-2026-114625 affects Arista VeloCloud Orchestrator. Confirm exact affected and fixed versions against the vendor's advisory.
| Property | Detail |
|---|---|
| CVE | CVE-2026-114625 |
| Vendor | Arista |
| Product | VeloCloud Orchestrator |
| CVSS | 9.9 (CRITICAL) |
| Vector | CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:C/C:H/I:H/A:H |
| Weakness | CWE-89 |
| Added to CISA KEV | 2026-10-23 |
Why it is urgent
This CVE is in the CISA Known Exploited Vulnerabilities (KEV) catalog (added 2026-10-23) — a list of flaws with confirmed exploitation in the wild. US federal agencies are required to remediate KEV entries on a deadline; for everyone else it is a strong signal to prioritise this now rather than wait. There is no proof-of-concept or exploit detail in this advisory by design.
What to do now
- Follow CISA's required action: Apply mitigations in accordance with vendor instructions, ensuring compliance with CISA’s BOD 26-04 Prioritizing Security Updates Based on Risk guidance and CISA’s “Forensics Triage Requirements”. 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.
- Apply the vendor's patch or mitigation for Arista VeloCloud Orchestrator on every affected instance, per the official advisory linked below.
- Inventory every instance — production, staging, legacy and third-party appliances that bundle it. You cannot patch what you have forgotten you run.
- Verify the version actually deployed, not the one you think you run; the risk is the build actually serving traffic.
- Check for internet exposure. A known-exploited flaw on a reachable instance is an active risk — confirm none is exposed that should not be.
How to confirm your exposure
The hard part of a known-exploited CVE is rarely the patch — it is knowing where a reachable, unpatched instance still exists: a forgotten host, a staging box that drifted public, a third-party appliance. AssurePort's network and host penetration testing discovers exposed services, fingerprints their versions, and correlates them against known-exploited vulnerabilities — so a newly-weaponised CVE is checked against your real external footprint, including the hosts you don't have on a list. That is the window continuous testing is built to close.
Sources & further reading: NVD CVE-2026-114625 and the CISA KEV catalog are the authority on affected and fixed versions. Vendor/independent analysis: arista.com, cisa.gov. This advisory contains no exploit code.
Frequently asked questions
What is CVE-2026-114625?
CVE-2026-114625 is a vulnerability in Arista VeloCloud Orchestrator, rated CRITICAL (CVSS 9.9), listed in the CISA Known Exploited Vulnerabilities catalog. 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.
Is CVE-2026-114625 being exploited?
Yes — it is in the CISA KEV catalog (added 2026-10-23), which lists vulnerabilities with confirmed in-the-wild exploitation. Treat it as an active, prioritise-now risk.
Which products are affected?
Arista VeloCloud Orchestrator. Confirm the exact affected and fixed versions against the vendor's official security advisory before acting.
What should I do right now?
Apply mitigations in accordance with vendor instructions, ensuring compliance with CISA’s BOD 26-04 Prioritizing Security Updates Based on Risk guidance and CISA’s “Forensics Triage Requirements”. 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. Then inventory every instance, verify the version actually deployed, and confirm none is exposed and unpatched on your perimeter.