VMware Avi Load Balancer Local Privilege Escalation

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)

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Analysis

CVE-2026-47868 is a local privilege escalation vulnerability in VMware Avi Load Balancer that allows authenticated users with local system access to execute arbitrary code with root privileges. This vulnerability is particularly concerning because load balancers are critical infrastructure components that sit at the network perimeter, handling authentication, routing, and security policy enforcement. Organizations running affected versions (32.1.1, 31.1.1-31.2.2, 30.1.1-30.2.6, and 22.1.1-22.1.7) face significant risk, as compromise of a load balancer can provide attackers with a foothold to pivot deeper into the network, intercept traffic, modify security policies, or launch lateral movement attacks. The vulnerability requires local access but offers a direct path to full system compromise, making it attractive to insider threats or attackers who have already gained initial access.

Casky.ai's 224 mapped security skills—leveraging Claude AI's extended reasoning capabilities—detect the attack patterns underlying this privilege escalation across MITRE ATT&CK's Privilege Escalation (TA0004) techniques. Practitioners using Casky would identify behavioral indicators such as unusual process spawning with elevated privileges, unexpected system calls targeting privilege boundaries, or suspicious interactions with security contexts. The platform's Claude-powered analysis would correlate local access patterns with code execution attempts, flagging attempts to abuse misconfigured file permissions or kernel interfaces—the typical vectors for CWE-269 (Improper Access Control) vulnerabilities. Findings would highlight which processes are attempting privilege escalation, enabling security teams to quickly isolate compromised load balancer instances, validate patch status across their fleet, and investigate whether post-exploitation activity occurred during the window of vulnerability exposure.

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MITRE ATT&CK Techniques

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