Path traversal in VMware Avi Load Balancer - CVE-2026-47871
Published: July 14, 2026
Vulnerability identifier: #VU137521
CSH Severity: Medium
CVSS v4: 8.7 [CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:L/UI:N/VC:H/VI:H/VA:H/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N]
CVE-ID: CVE-2026-47871
CWE-ID: CWE-22
Exploitation vector: Remote access
Exploit availability:
No public exploit available
Vulnerability details
The vulnerability allows a remote user to perform directory traversal attacks.
The vulnerability exists due to path traversal in file path validation when handling user-supplied file paths. A remote user can supply crafted file paths to perform directory traversal attacks.
Affected software
VMware Avi Load Balancer
How to mitigate CVE-2026-47871
Install security update from vendor's website.
VMware Avi Load Balancer - addressed in versions 30.2.7, 31.2.2-2-p3, 32.1.2