CVE-2024-22266
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 an information disclosure vulnerability. A malicious actor with access to the system logs can view cloud connection credentials in plaintext.
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 stores cloud connection credentials in plaintext within system logs, allowing an attacker with log access to obtain sensitive credentials that could be used for further unauthorized access to cloud infrastructure.
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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
- Low
- User interaction
- None
- Scope
- Unchanged
- Confidentiality
- High
- Integrity
- None
- Availability
- None
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N
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 deployedLook for Avi Load Balancer services or check for the management interface on typical ports (443, 8080) or the service name 'avi-controller' in running processesAffected if The product is installed and running in the environment
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Check the installed versionAccess the Avi Controller admin UI and navigate to System > About, or use the 'show version' CLI command on the controller, then compare against any published affected versions from VMware security advisoriesAffected if The installed version falls within the affected version range if published, or remains unpatched for this vulnerability
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Locate system logs containing cloud credentialsAccess the Avi Load Balancer log directory typically at /var/lib/avi/logs or via the Controller UI under Operations > Logs; search for log files containing 'cloud' or 'credential' referencesAffected if Log files exist and contain plaintext cloud connection credentials such as access keys, secret keys, or service account tokens
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Verify log access controlsReview file permissions on the log directory and check user/group access lists; verify that only authorized administrators have read access to system logsAffected if Logs are readable by non-administrative users, service accounts, or untrusted personnel
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Check for credential exposure in audit logsIn the Avi Controller UI, review Audit Logs under Operations > Logs > Audit and search for entries containing cloud provider names (AWS, Azure, GCP) and look for plaintext credential stringsAffected if Audit or system logs contain unredacted credentials associated with cloud connector configurations
You are affected if VMware Avi Load Balancer is running and its system or audit logs contain plaintext cloud infrastructure credentials accessible to anyone beyond the strict administrator group.
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 dataRestrict access to system logs, implement log sanitization to mask or exclude credentials, and rotate any credentials that may have been exposed.
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References Go to the primary sourcePrimary sources — vendor advisories, patches and trackers. Where our summary and a reference disagree, the reference wins.
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ContributedPeer-ranked notes from engineers who’ve handled CVE-2024-22266 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
- A gotcha in the upgrade path that cost you an afternoon
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