CVE-2026-47868: Improper Privilege Management in VMware Avi Load Balancer
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)
AI Analysis
Technical Summary
CVE-2026-47868 is a local privilege escalation vulnerability in VMware Avi Load Balancer. A malicious user with local access may exploit this flaw to gain root privileges and execute code with elevated rights. The vulnerability affects versions 22.1.1 through 22.1.7, 30.1.1 through 30.2.6, 31.1.1 through 31.2.2, and version 32.1.1. Fixes are available in versions 30.2.7, 31.2.2-2p3, and 32.1.2 respectively.
Potential Impact
Successful exploitation allows a local attacker to escalate privileges to root, potentially leading to full system compromise, including confidentiality, integrity, and availability impacts.
Mitigation Recommendations
Apply the official patches provided by VMware: upgrade to version 32.1.2 if running 32.1.1; upgrade to 31.2.2-2p3 if running 31.1.1 through 31.2.2; upgrade to 30.2.7 if running 30.1.1 through 30.2.6 or 22.1.1 through 22.1.7. These updates fix the privilege escalation vulnerability.
CVE-2026-47868: Improper Privilege Management in VMware Avi Load Balancer
Description
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)
CVSS v3.1
Score 7.8high
Affected software
AI-Powered Analysis
Machine-generated threat intelligence
Technical Analysis
CVE-2026-47868 is a local privilege escalation vulnerability in VMware Avi Load Balancer. A malicious user with local access may exploit this flaw to gain root privileges and execute code with elevated rights. The vulnerability affects versions 22.1.1 through 22.1.7, 30.1.1 through 30.2.6, 31.1.1 through 31.2.2, and version 32.1.1. Fixes are available in versions 30.2.7, 31.2.2-2p3, and 32.1.2 respectively.
Potential Impact
Successful exploitation allows a local attacker to escalate privileges to root, potentially leading to full system compromise, including confidentiality, integrity, and availability impacts.
Mitigation Recommendations
Apply the official patches provided by VMware: upgrade to version 32.1.2 if running 32.1.1; upgrade to 31.2.2-2p3 if running 31.1.1 through 31.2.2; upgrade to 30.2.7 if running 30.1.1 through 30.2.6 or 22.1.1 through 22.1.7. These updates fix the privilege escalation vulnerability.
Technical Details
- Data Version
- 5.2
- Assigner Short Name
- vmware
- Date Reserved
- 2026-05-20T10:00:57.077Z
- Cvss Version
- 3.1
- State
- PUBLISHED
- Remediation Level
- null
Threat ID: 6a5b5ea42d1edb114c7faeb6
Added to database: 07/18/2026, 11:08:20 UTC
Last enriched: 07/18/2026, 11:23:36 UTC
Last updated: 07/18/2026, 13:01:02 UTC
Views: 7
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