---
id: CVE-2026-47865
title: VMware Avi Load Balancer contains an authentication bypass vulnerability
summary: >-
  VMware Avi Load Balancer contains an authentication bypass vulnerability. A
  malicious user with network access may be able to access the Avi Control plane
  by bypassing the authentication mechanism.


  Affected versions:

  31.1.1 through 31.2…
severity: critical
cvss: 9.8
cvssVector: 'CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H'
cwe:
  - CWE-287
published: '2026-07-18'
updated: '2026-07-18'
source: NVD
sourceUrl: 'https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2026-47865'
references:
  - url: >-
      https://support.broadcom.com/web/ecx/support-content-notification/-/external/content/SecurityAdvisories/0/37926
    label: security@vmware.com
tags:
  - nvd
epss: 0.0083
epssPercentile: 0.56043
ingestedAt: '2026-07-19T02:27:12.554Z'
---

## Overview

VMware Avi Load Balancer contains an authentication bypass vulnerability. A malicious user with network access may be able to access the Avi Control plane by bypassing the authentication mechanism.

Affected versions:
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)

## Remediation

Refer to the linked advisories for vendor-supplied fixes and affected version ranges.