CVE-2024-22264
Official description Straight from the sourceThe vendor's or NVD's own wording, published unedited. Authoritative, but often terse — it says what broke, rarely what to do.
NVD · uneditedVMware Avi Load Balancer contains a privilege escalation vulnerability. A malicious actor with admin privileges on VMware Avi Load Balancer can create, modify, execute and delete files as a root user on the host system.
Technical summary Written by usOur analysis, written from the advisory, the CVSS vector and the affected-version data. It adds context the advisory leaves out, and never invents facts that are not in the source.
dbcve analysis · high confidenceVMware Avi Load Balancer contains a privilege escalation vulnerability where an authenticated user with admin-level privileges can escalate to root access on the underlying host operating system, allowing creation, modification, execution, and deletion of files with root permissions.
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CVSS breakdown How the score is builtThe industry scoring standard. It rates how the flaw is reached, what it takes to exploit, and what an attacker gains — the score is derived from those, not the other way round.
From the vector- Attack vector
- Network
- Complexity
- Low
- Privileges
- High
- User interaction
- None
- Scope
- Unchanged
- Confidentiality
- High
- Integrity
- High
- Availability
- High
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:H/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
Am I affected? How to checkSteps we derive from the advisory and the affected-version data, so you can decide whether this CVE reaches your setup. They are a guide, not a scan — your own configuration is the authority.
dbcve checksWork through these to decide whether this CVE applies to you.
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Confirm VMware Avi Load Balancer is installedCheck for the Avi Load Balancer service by reviewing installed software, running processes (avi-controller, avi-se [service]), or accessing the admin web interface on port 443. Look for 'Avi Networks' or 'VMware Avi' in system inventory or service listings.Affected if The product VMware Avi Load Balancer is present in the environment
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Determine the installed versionLog into the Avi Load Balancer admin interface and navigate to Administration > System > Settings, or run 'show version' via the Avi CLI (avi_cli). Record the exact version number displayed.Affected if The installed version matches or predates any vulnerable version of Avi Load Balancer (compare to vendor advisories for the fixed release)
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Verify admin-level accounts existIn the Avi admin interface, navigate to Administration > User Administration > Users. Review the list of users with the 'Admin' or 'Super User' role. Count how many admin accounts are configured.Affected if One or more admin-level user accounts are configured and accessible
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Check for unauthorized root-level file accessReview system logs (System > Logs > Audit) for any commands or file operations originating from admin users that modified files outside the expected application directories, or check the underlying Linux host (if accessible) for any new files or modifications in /, /root, or /tmp created by the avi service account.Affected if Files exist on the host system that were created or modified by the avi service account beyond normal application scope, or audit logs show unexpected file operations from admin sessions
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Inspect for suspicious admin sessions or privilege escalation indicatorsIn the Avi admin interface, review Administration > Sessions to check for active admin sessions, and review the audit logs for any commands that indicate use of shell, exec, or file manipulation utilities. If host access is available, run 'sudo -l -U avi' or check /var/log/avi for escalation attempts.Affected if Audit logs or session records show abnormal admin activity, or the avi service account has unexpected sudo privileges on the host
If VMware Avi Load Balancer is present and the installed version is unpatched, an authenticated admin user can escalate to root on the host; check version, audit logs, and host file integrity to confirm exposure.
Generated from the published advisory. Verify against your own configuration.
Remediation Closing itWhat it takes to close this. Where a vendor fix exists we point at it; where none exists we say so plainly, and can build one. Effort estimates are scoped from the advisory, not from your codebase.
From vendor dataApply vendor patches when available; restrict admin access to trusted personnel only and implement least-privilege access controls on the Avi Load Balancer admin interface.
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ContributedPeer-ranked notes from engineers who’ve handled CVE-2024-22264 in production — separate from our analysis above.
The advisory tells you what broke. It rarely tells you what actually worked. If you’ve dealt with this one, that detail is what the next engineer is searching for.
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- A config change or rule that shut the vector down
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