CVE-2026-47868 (GCVE-0-2026-47868)

Vulnerability from cvelistv5 – Published: 2026-07-18 08:57 – Updated: 2026-07-18 08:57
VLAI
Title
VMware Avi Load Balancer Local Privilege Escalation Vulnerability
Summary
VMware Avi Load Balancer contains a local privilege escalation vulnerability. A malicious user with local access may be able to escalate their privileges to run code as root. Affected versions: 32.1.1 (fixed in 32.1.2) 31.1.1 through 31.2.2 (fixed in 31.2.2-2p3) 30.1.1 through 30.2.6 (fixed in 30.2.7) 22.1.1 through 22.1.7 (fixed in 30.2.7)
Severity
7.8 (High)
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
CWE
  • CWE-269 - Improper Privilege Management
Assigner
References
Impacted products
Vendor Product Version
VMware Avi Load Balancer Affected: 32.1.1 (custom)
Affected: 31.1.1 , ≤ 31.2.2 (custom)
Affected: 30.1.1 , ≤ 30.2.6 (custom)
Affected: 22.1.1 , ≤ 22.1.7 (custom)
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