Affects widely deployed VMware Avi (NSX Advanced Load Balancer). Auth bypass to control plane enables admin takeover and potential widespread service disruption across enterprises.
CVE-2026-47865
Auth bypass in VMware Avi Load Balancer allows control-plane access.
Is CVE-2026-47865 being exploited?
Not confirmed. CVE-2026-47865 does not appear in CISA's Known Exploited Vulnerabilities catalog, which records only exploitation that has been observed and reported publicly. That is evidence of absence of a report, not evidence the flaw is unattacked. EPSS currently estimates a 0.83% probability of exploitation in the next 30 days.
How severe is CVE-2026-47865?
CVE-2026-47865 is rated Critical with a CVSS score of 9.8. Severity describes how bad exploitation would be, not how likely it is: pair it with exploitation evidence before deciding what to patch first.
Is there a patch for CVE-2026-47865?
Yes. A fix has been recorded for CVE-2026-47865. The vendor advisory is the authority on the exact fixed version — apply it from there rather than from a summary.
What does CVE-2026-47865 affect?
CVE-2026-47865 affects VMware Avi (NSX Advanced Load Balancer) 31.1.1 - 31.2.2, VMware Avi 30.1.1 - 30.2.6, VMware Avi 22.1.1 - 22.1.7, Fixed in 31.2.2-2p3 and 30.2.7. Confirm the exact affected versions against the vendor advisory before deciding you are exposed.
What should I do about CVE-2026-47865?
Upgrade to fixed releases (31.2.2-2p3, 30.2.7) or apply vendor mitigations.
Exploitation status reflects CISA's KEV catalog as we last synced it. Check the catalog directly.
Authentication bypass lets a network attacker access the Avi control plane, enabling admin takeover, config/data theft, and service disruption.
Immediate action required
- affected>= 31.1.1 and <= 31.2.2
- affected>= 30.1.1 and <= 30.2.6
- affected>= 22.1.1 and <= 22.1.7
As published in the CVE Program record. A version outside these ranges is not a statement that it is unaffected — vendors sometimes understate a range, and distribution-backported builds carry upstream numbers that do not reflect what was patched into them.