# CVE-2026-47868: VMware Avi Load Balancer Local Privilege Escalation Vulnerability

> A local user can escalate privileges to root and execute arbitrary code in VMware Avi Load Balancer.

- **Severity:** High 7.8 (`CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H`)
- **Exploited in the wild:** Not known
- **Login needed:** Any signed-in user
- **Attackable:** Local or same network only
- **Victim action needed:** Not needed
- **Fix available:** No
- **Published:** 18 Jul 2026
- **Updated:** 23 Jul 2026
- **Also known as:** GHSA-c9pv-gw7f-r9fm

## What is CVE-2026-47868?

CVE-2026-47868 is a high-severity vulnerability in VMware Avi Load Balancer, published on 18 Jul 2026. It can only be exploited from the same machine or local network, with no action from the victim.

### Official description

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)

Weakness: CWE-269 (Improper Privilege Management)

## Which versions are affected by CVE-2026-47868?

It affects 1 product.


Products: Broadcom Vmware Avi Load Balancer.

## How do I fix CVE-2026-47868?

No fix has been published for CVE-2026-47868 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.

## Is CVE-2026-47868 being exploited?

There is no known exploitation of CVE-2026-47868 in the wild and no public exploit code.

## Other vulnerabilities in VMware Avi Load Balancer

- [CVE-2026-47865](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2026-47865/): VMware Avi Load Balancer Authentication Bypass Vulnerability (critical 9.8)
- [CVE-2026-47871](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2026-47871/): VMware Avi Load Balancer Directory Traversal Vulnerability (high 8.8)
- [CVE-2026-47867](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2026-47867/): VMware Avi Load Balancer Remote Code Execution Vulnerability (high 8.7)
- [CVE-2026-47869](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2026-47869/): VMware Avi Load Balancer Remote Code Execution Vulnerability (high 8.7)
- [CVE-2026-47866](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2026-47866/): VMware Avi Load Balancer Authorization Bypass Vulnerability (high 8.3)

## Fix prompt for AI coding agents

```text
Check this codebase for CVE-2026-47868 and fix it if it is affected.

What it is: CVE-2026-47868 is a high-severity vulnerability in VMware Avi Load Balancer, published on 18 Jul 2026. It can only be exploited from the same machine or local network, with no action from the victim.
Exploitation: There is no known exploitation of CVE-2026-47868 in the wild and no public exploit code.

Affected product: VMware Avi Load Balancer. No package-level version data is available, so check the vendor advisory linked from the reference page.

Task:
1. Search the dependency manifests and lockfiles (for example package.json, package-lock.json, requirements.txt, poetry.lock, uv.lock, pom.xml, build.gradle, go.mod, Cargo.lock, Gemfile.lock) and any Dockerfiles for the affected packages, including transitive dependencies.
2. If an affected version is in use, upgrade it to the fixed version for its release line with the project's package manager, so the lockfile is regenerated. Prefer the smallest upgrade that fixes it.
3. If there is no fix, or the upgrade would break the build, do not guess: explain the risk and the safest workaround instead.
4. Run the tests and summarise what changed and why.
5. If nothing in the project is affected, say so and change nothing.

Reference: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2026-47868/ (Markdown: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2026-47868/index.md)
```

## Sources

- CVE record: https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2026-47868
- NVD: https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2026-47868
- OSV: https://osv.dev/vulnerability/CVE-2026-47868

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From sbomify Insights: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2026-47868/
Summaries are generated and may contain mistakes; the official description above is the record.