Arista VeloCloud Orchestrator: attackers can read or change its database
OFFICIAL NAME: Arista VeloCloud Orchestrator SQL Injection Vulnerability
WHAT IT IS · VPN, FIREWALL OR GATEWAYIt sits at the edge of your network and faces the internet, so attackers can reach it directly.
DO THIS FIRSTIf you have it, patch it today. If you cannot, block access to it from the internet until you can. Not sure if you use it? Send this page to your IT provider or security lead and ask.
TECHNICAL SUMMARY 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.
WHY THIS VERDICT Attacks are confirmed. The vulnerability is 19 days old, so many systems are likely still unpatched. It affects a product that faces the internet or gives remote access. The severity score is critical (9.4).
WHY IT RANKS HERE Exploitation is confirmed by an authoritative source. The product faces the internet or gives remote access. The confirmation is 19 days old.
- HIGHEST CONFIRMED RUNG
- EXPLOITED
- CISA KEV
- LISTED
- EXPLOIT CODE
- PROOF OF CONCEPT CLAIMED
How far has it climbed?
01 TALK
■ CONFIRMEDNEWEST EVIDENCE · 3 INDEPENDENT SOURCESCVE-2026-114625 discussed publicly (CIRCL sighting). CVE-2026-114625 discussed publicly (CIRCL sighting).
02 EXPOSED
□ NOT TRACKED YETNO SOURCE FOR THIS STEP YETWe have no source that counts exposed systems yet. Internet scan data needs a partnership we do not have. No evidence here does not mean nothing is exposed.
03 TRIED
■ CONFIRMEDNEWEST EVIDENCE · 3 INDEPENDENT SOURCESAttacks that worked are confirmed (step 4), so attempts count as confirmed too.
- SRC: CIRCL Vulnerability-Lookup sightings: Exploitation of CVE-2026-114625 reported (CIRCL sighting) · OCT 23
- SRC: CISA Known Exploited Vulnerabilities: Arista VeloCloud Orchestrator SQL Injection Vulnerability · OCT 22
- SRC: CVE List V5 and CISA Vulnrichment: CISA Vulnrichment marks CVE-2026-114625 as actively exploited · OCT 22
04 EXPLOITED
■ CONFIRMEDNEWEST EVIDENCE · 3 INDEPENDENT SOURCESExploitation of CVE-2026-114625 reported (CIRCL sighting). 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.
- SRC: CIRCL Vulnerability-Lookup sightings: Exploitation of CVE-2026-114625 reported (CIRCL sighting) · OCT 23
- SRC: CISA Known Exploited Vulnerabilities: Arista VeloCloud Orchestrator SQL Injection Vulnerability · OCT 22
- SRC: CVE List V5 and CISA Vulnrichment: CISA Vulnrichment marks CVE-2026-114625 as actively exploited · OCT 22
05 DAMAGE
□ NOT TRACKED YETNO SOURCE FOR THIS STEP YETBreach notices and filings rarely name the flaw that was used, so we cannot link them to this event yet. No evidence here does not mean no harm.
When each thing happened
- DISCLOSED
- EXPLOIT CODE PUBLICCLAIMED
- FIRST ATTACK REPORT
- CISA KEV LISTING
- US FEDERAL DEADLINE
THE FIX
CISA's instruction: apply the vendor's fix, or stop using the product if no fix exists. The deadline CISA set for US federal agencies, Oct 26, 2026, has passed. It is a US government deadline; use it as a guide.
Questions to ask this week
- Do we run Arista VeloCloud Orchestrator? If yes, is it patched or cut off from the internet?
- Who owns fixing it, and by what date?
- Have we checked for signs of attack since the first report, not just since the patch?
How it unfolded
- Attack activity. OCT 22, 2026CISA Vulnrichment marks CVE-2026-114625 as actively exploited
- Attack activity. OCT 22, 2026Arista VeloCloud Orchestrator SQL Injection Vulnerability
- OCT 23, 2026Arista Networks security advisory (AV26-1080) – Update 1
- Attack activity. OCT 23, 2026Exploitation of CVE-2026-114625 reported (CIRCL sighting)
- OCT 24, 2026U.S. CISA adds Arista VeloCloud Orchestrator flaw to its Known Exploited Vulnerabilities catalog
- OCT 24, 2026CVE-2026-114625 discussed publicly (CIRCL sighting) (14 reports, latest OCT 29)
- OCT 28, 20261 public GitHub repository claims a proof of concept for CVE-2026-114625
SOURCES
- [1] CIRCL Vulnerability-Lookup sightings: CVE-2026-114625 discussed publicly (CIRCL sighting), OCT 29
- [2] PoC-in-GitHub: 1 public GitHub repository claims a proof of concept for CVE-2026-114625, OCT 28
- [3] Security Affairs: U.S. CISA adds Arista VeloCloud Orchestrator flaw to its Known Exploited Vulnerabilities catalog, OCT 24
- [4] CIRCL Vulnerability-Lookup sightings: Exploitation of CVE-2026-114625 reported (CIRCL sighting), OCT 23
- [5] Canadian Centre for Cyber Security: Arista Networks security advisory (AV26-1080) – Update 1, OCT 23
- [6] CISA Known Exploited Vulnerabilities: Arista VeloCloud Orchestrator SQL Injection Vulnerability, OCT 22
- [7] CVE List V5 and CISA Vulnrichment: CISA Vulnrichment marks CVE-2026-114625 as actively exploited, OCT 22
- [8] CIRCL Vulnerability-Lookup sightings: 13 more reports