VMware Avi Load Balancer up to 22.1.5/30.2.0 privileges management
| CVSS Meta Temp Score | Current Exploit Price (≈) | CTI Interest Score |
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Summary
A vulnerability classified as critical has been found in VMware Avi Load Balancer up to 22.1.5/30.2.0. The impacted element is an unknown function. This manipulation causes privilege escalation. The identification of this vulnerability is CVE-2024-22264. It is possible to initiate the attack remotely. There is no exploit available. It is recommended to upgrade the affected component.
Details
A vulnerability has been found in VMware Avi Load Balancer up to 22.1.5/30.2.0 and classified as critical. Affected by this vulnerability is some unknown processing. The manipulation with an unknown input leads to a privilege escalation vulnerability. The CWE definition for the vulnerability is CWE-269. The product does not properly assign, modify, track, or check privileges for an actor, creating an unintended sphere of control for that actor. As an impact it is known to affect confidentiality, integrity, and availability. The summary by CVE is:
VMware 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.
It is possible to read the advisory at support.broadcom.com. This vulnerability is known as CVE-2024-22264 since 01/08/2024. The exploitation appears to be easy. The attack can be launched remotely. Additional levels of successful authentication are needed for exploitation. The technical details are unknown and an exploit is not publicly available. The pricing for an exploit might be around USD $0-$5k at the moment (estimation calculated on 03/28/2025). The attack technique deployed by this issue is T1068 according to MITRE ATT&CK.
Upgrading to version 22.1.6 or 30.2.1 eliminates this vulnerability.
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Product
Type
Vendor
Name
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Website
- Vendor: https://www.vmware.com/
CPE 2.3
CPE 2.2
CVSSv4
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CVSSv3
VulDB Meta Base Score: 7.2VulDB Meta Temp Score: 7.1
VulDB Base Score: 7.2
VulDB Temp Score: 6.9
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CNA Base Score: 7.2
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Exploiting
Class: Privileges managementCWE: CWE-269 / CWE-266
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Physical: No
Local: No
Remote: Yes
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Status: Not defined
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Threat Intelligence
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Countermeasures
Recommended: UpgradeStatus: 🔍
0-Day Time: 🔍
Upgrade: Avi Load Balancer 22.1.6/30.2.1
Timeline
01/08/2024 🔍05/08/2024 🔍
05/08/2024 🔍
03/28/2025 🔍
Sources
Vendor: vmware.comAdvisory: support.broadcom.com
Status: Confirmed
CVE: CVE-2024-22264 (🔍)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2024-22264
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-263479
scip Labs: https://www.scip.ch/en/?labs.20060413
Entry
Created: 05/08/2024 07:27Updated: 03/28/2025 08:37
Changes: 05/08/2024 07:27 (62), 03/28/2025 08:37 (3)
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Cache ID: 216::103
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