CVE-2024-12831 Arista NG Firewall uvm_login Incorrect Authorization Privilege Escalation Vulnerability

What is CVE-2024-12831?

CVE-2024-12831 is a medium-severity vulnerability in Arista NG Firewall, published on 20 Dec 2024. It can only be exploited from the same machine or local network, with no action from the victim.

Official description

Arista NG Firewall uvm_login Incorrect Authorization Privilege Escalation Vulnerability. This vulnerability allows local attackers to escalate privileges on affected installations of Arista NG Firewall. An attacker must first obtain the ability to execute low-privileged code on the target system in order to exploit this vulnerability.

The specific flaw exists within the uvm_login module. The issue results from incorrect authorization. An attacker can leverage this to escalate privileges to resources normally protected from the user. Was ZDI-CAN-24324.

Weakness: CWE-863

Which versions are affected by CVE-2024-12831?

It affects 1 product.

Products include Arista Ng Firewall.

How do I fix CVE-2024-12831?

No fix has been published for CVE-2024-12831 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.

Is CVE-2024-12831 being exploited?

There is no known exploitation of CVE-2024-12831 in the wild and no public exploit code.

Other vulnerabilities in Arista NG Firewall

• CVE-2025-2767 Arista NG Firewall User-Agent Cross-Site Scripting Remote Code Execution Vulnerability High 8.8
• CVE-2024-9188 Specially constructed queries cause cross platform scripting leaking administrator tokens High 8.8
• CVE-2024-27889 SQL injection in Arista Edge Threat Management - Arista NG Firewall (NGFW) High 8.8
• CVE-2024-47519 Backup uploads to ETM subject to man-in-the-middle interception High 8.3
• CVE-2024-9134 SQL injection in Arista Edge Threat Management High 8.3

Sources

• CVE record
• NVD
• OSV
• GitHub advisory
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Also known as GHSA-gjgj-cghx-qc4f.