CVE-2024-12831

7.8 highEPSS 0.2%

High (7.8) in arista ng firewall. EPSS 0.2% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days.

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.

Severity

CVSS 3.1

7.8 high

CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

EPSS: 0.2% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days; higher than 5% of CVEs (scores of 2026-10-31)
CWE: CWE-863
Published: 2024-12-20
Modified: 2026-06-17
Record from: the NVD, synced 2026-10-19

Affected

arista:ng_firewall

References

https://www.zerodayinitiative.com/advisories/ZDI-24-1720/

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