CVE-2024-12831CWE-863

Arista NG Firewall uvm_login Incorrect Authorization Privilege Escalation Vulnerability

Medium · published December 20, 2024

CVSS v3.0
6.6
EPSS
0%
Percentile
5.2
In the wild
Unconfirmed
What it is

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.

The record
Technical detail
CVSS v3.0
6.6 · MEDIUM
Vector
CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:L/A:L
CVSS v4.0
Not supplied
EPSS
0.00162 · 5.2th percentile
Weakness
CWE-863 · Incorrect Authorization
Published
2024-12-20T00:05Z
EPSS history
Timeline
  • 20 DEC 00:05Z
    Arista NG Firewall uvm_login Incorrect Authorization Privilege Escalation Vulnerability
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