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TI-2024-11891 Aliases CVE-2024-12831GHSA-gjgj-cghx-qc4f

Incorrect authorization in Arista NG Firewall

Priority LOW 33CWE-863Published · Updated

Key facts

Attack vector
Local
Privileges required
Low
User interaction
None
Attack complexity
Low
Impact type
Security bypass
Confidentiality · integrity · availability
High · High · High
Fix status
No fix listed

Attack profile from CVSS 3.1 · NVD. Fix status from CNA. Impact type from CWE-863.

Summary

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.

Why it matters now

Exploitation None reported CISA SSVC · not in CISA KEV
EPSS 0.00162 5th percentileScored 2026-11-07
Fix No fix listed No fixed version in the sources yet

SSVC decision points

CISA ADP · SSVC 2.0.3

Exploitation
None
Automatable
No
Technical impact
Partial

The decision (Track, Attend, Act) also depends on your mission and well-being impact; see CISA's SSVC guide.

Affected products

VendorProductAffected versionsFixed inStatusSource
AristaNG Firewall17.1.1—No fix listedCNA
  • NG Firewall VendorArista Affected 17.1.1 Fixed in — No fix listed CNA

CPE configurations NVD · 1

CPEVersionsRoleVendor
cpe:2.3:a:arista:ng_firewall:17.1.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*17.1.1VulnerableArista
  • cpe:2.3:a:arista:ng_firewall:17.1.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 17.1.1 Vulnerable ·Arista

Remediation

No fixed version listed by the sources yet.

Timeline

  1. 2026-10-02 Threatist record created from CVE-2024-12831
  2. 2026-10-03 Alias added: GHSA-gjgj-cghx-qc4f

References

Advisory 1

  • TI-2024-08481 The administrator is able to configure an insecure captive portal script CVSS 3.1CRITICAL 9.8
  • TI-2024-08482 A user with administrator privileges is able to retrieve authentication tokens CVSS 3.1MEDIUM 6.6
  • TI-2024-18496 SQL injection in Arista Edge Threat Management - Arista NG Firewall CVSS 3.1HIGH 8.8
  • TI-2025-02419 Cross-site scripting in Arista NG Firewall CVSS 3.1CRITICAL 9.6
  • TI-2026-20726 Arista Edge Threat Management NGFW Captive Portal Custom Handler Command Injection CVSS 4.0HIGH 7.0
  • TI-2026-20724 Arista Edge Threat Management NGFW Captive Portal Encrypted Password Command Injection CVSS 4.0HIGH 7.0
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Sources

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