{"id":38950,"date":"2025-05-17T16:20:33","date_gmt":"2025-05-17T16:20:33","guid":{"rendered":""},"modified":"2025-07-07T11:02:32","modified_gmt":"2025-07-07T17:02:32","slug":"cve-2024-8100-admin-privilege-escalation-in-arista-cloudvision-portal","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.ameeba.com\/blog\/cve-2024-8100-admin-privilege-escalation-in-arista-cloudvision-portal\/","title":{"rendered":"<strong>CVE-2024-8100: Admin Privilege Escalation in Arista CloudVision Portal<\/strong>"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><strong>Overview<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>In this blog post, we are highlighting an important vulnerability that affects the Arista CloudVision Portal (CVP on prem). This vulnerability, identified as CVE-2024-8100, enables an attacker to exploit a time-bound device onboarding token and potentially gain admin privileges on CloudVision. This <a href=\"https:\/\/www.ameeba.com\/blog\/cve-2025-4347-d-link-router-buffer-overflow-vulnerability-leading-to-potential-system-compromise\/\"  data-wpil-monitor-id=\"43711\">vulnerability is significant due to the potential<\/a> severity of its impact, which can lead to a full system compromise or data leakage. As such, it&#8217;s crucial for all organizations and individuals using the Arista <a href=\"https:\/\/www.ameeba.com\/blog\/cve-2024-11186-severe-access-control-vulnerability-in-cloudvision-portal\/\"  data-wpil-monitor-id=\"44977\">CloudVision Portal to understand this vulnerability<\/a> and implement the necessary mitigations.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Vulnerability Summary<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>CVE ID: CVE-2024-8100<br \/>\nSeverity: High (8.7 CVSS)<br \/>\nAttack Vector: Network<br \/>\nPrivileges Required: Low<br \/>\nUser Interaction: None<br \/>\nImpact: Admin <a href=\"https:\/\/www.ameeba.com\/blog\/cve-2025-3852-wpshop-2-e-commerce-plugin-privilege-escalation-vulnerability\/\"  data-wpil-monitor-id=\"43710\">privilege escalation<\/a>, potential system compromise or data leakage<\/p>\n<p><strong>Affected Products<\/strong><\/p><div id=\"ameeb-3014936340\" class=\"ameeb-content-2 ameeb-entity-placement\"><div style=\"border-left: 4px solid #555; padding-left: 20px; margin: 48px 0; font-family: Roboto, sans-serif; color: #ffffff; line-height: 1.6; max-width: 720px;\">\r\n  <h2 style=\"margin-top: 0; font-size: 22px; font-weight: 600; display: flex; align-items: center; letter-spacing: -0.02em;\">\r\n    <a href=\"https:\/\/www.ameeba.com\/chat\" style=\"display: inline-flex; align-items: center; margin-right: 10px;\">\r\n      <img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.ameeba.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/Best-App-icon-Ameeba.png\" alt=\"Ameeba Chat Icon\" style=\"width: 42px; height: 42px;\" \/>\r\n    <\/a>\r\n    Share secrets securely\r\n  <\/h2>\r\n\r\n  <p style=\"margin-bottom: 14px; color: #d1d5db;\">\r\n    Ameeba is private infrastructure for communication and sensitive work built on encrypted identity instead of exposed corporate identity systems.\r\n  <\/p>\r\n\r\n  <p style=\"margin-bottom: 18px; color: #a1a1aa;\">\r\n    Passwords, credentials, confidential files, screenshots, internal discussions, sensitive AI context, and private coordination should not become exposed across ordinary communication platforms.\r\n  <\/p>\r\n\r\n  <ul style=\"list-style: none; padding-left: 0; margin-bottom: 24px; color: #e4e4e7;\">\r\n    <li style=\"margin-bottom: 8px;\">\u2022 Encrypted identity<\/li>\r\n    <li style=\"margin-bottom: 8px;\">\u2022 Private Spaces for organizations and teams<\/li>\r\n    <li style=\"margin-bottom: 8px;\">\u2022 End-to-end encrypted chat, calls, files, and notes<\/li>\r\n    <li style=\"margin-bottom: 8px;\">\u2022 Sensitive AI work and protected collaboration<\/li>\r\n    <li>\u2022 Built for information that cannot leak<\/li>\r\n  <\/ul>\r\n\r\n  <p style=\"font-style: italic; font-weight: 600; margin-bottom: 24px; color: #ffffff;\">\r\n    Our mission is to secure human work alongside AI.\r\n  <\/p>\r\n\r\n  <div style=\"display: flex; flex-wrap: wrap; gap: 12px;\">\r\n    <a href=\"https:\/\/www.ameeba.com\/chat\/download\" style=\"background-color: #ffffff; color: #000000; padding: 10px 20px; text-decoration: none; border-radius: 8px; font-weight: 500;\">\r\n      Download Ameeba\r\n    <\/a>\r\n\r\n    <a href=\"https:\/\/www.ameeba.com\/chat\" style=\"border: 1px solid #ffffff; color: #ffffff; padding: 10px 20px; text-decoration: none; border-radius: 8px; font-weight: 500;\">\r\n      Learn More\r\n    <\/a>\r\n  <\/div>\r\n<\/div><\/div>\n<p>Product | Affected Versions<\/p>\n<p>Arista CloudVision Portal | <a href=\"https:\/\/www.ameeba.com\/blog\/cve-2025-2775-unauthenticated-xxe-vulnerability-in-sysaid-on-prem-versions-leading-to-administrator-account-takeover\/\"  data-wpil-monitor-id=\"43841\">Vulnerable versions<\/a> (specific versions not provided)<\/p>\n<p><strong>How the Exploit Works<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>The exploit works by taking advantage of the time-bound device onboarding token within the Arista CloudVision Portal. Normally, these tokens are meant to provide temporary access for onboarding new devices, but in the affected versions, an attacker can abuse this <a href=\"https:\/\/www.ameeba.com\/blog\/cve-2025-48881-unauthorized-access-and-modification-vulnerability-in-valtimo-business-process-automation\/\"  data-wpil-monitor-id=\"57417\">process to gain admin-level access<\/a> to CloudVision. This can occur if an attacker can intercept or regenerate the time-bound token, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.ameeba.com\/blog\/cve-2025-20182-critical-vulnerability-in-cisco-device-software-allows-dos-attacks\/\"  data-wpil-monitor-id=\"46264\">allowing them to onboard a device<\/a> under their control or modify an existing device&#8217;s configuration.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Conceptual Example Code<\/strong><\/p><div id=\"ameeb-3489111495\" class=\"ameeb-content ameeb-entity-placement\"><div class=\"poptin-embedded\" data-id=\"f6b387694f681\"><\/div>\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n<\/div>\n<p>Exploiting this vulnerability could conceptually look something like this:<\/p>\n<pre><code class=\"\" data-line=\"\">POST \/api\/v1\/device\/onboard HTTP\/1.1\nHost: cloudvision.example.com\nContent-Type: application\/json\nAuthorization: Bearer {stolen_onboarding_token}\n{\n&quot;hostname&quot;: &quot;malicious-device&quot;,\n&quot;ip_address&quot;: &quot;192.0.2.0&quot;,\n&quot;admin_password&quot;: &quot;new_admin_password&quot;\n}<\/code><\/pre>\n<p>In this example, the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.ameeba.com\/blog\/cve-2025-49151-unauthenticated-attackers-can-forge-json-web-tokens-in-microsens-nmp-web\/\"  data-wpil-monitor-id=\"64561\">attacker uses a stolen onboarding token<\/a> (`{stolen_onboarding_token}`) to register a new device (`malicious-device`) with their chosen admin password (`new_admin_password`). This <a href=\"https:\/\/www.ameeba.com\/blog\/cve-2025-43563-coldfusion-improper-access-control-vulnerability-allowing-unauthorized-file-system-read\/\"  data-wpil-monitor-id=\"49462\">allows the attacker to gain administrative access<\/a> to the CloudVision Portal.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Mitigation<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>The best <a href=\"https:\/\/www.ameeba.com\/blog\/cve-2025-48336-critical-deserialization-of-untrusted-data-vulnerability-in-thimpress-course-builder\/\"  data-wpil-monitor-id=\"57073\">course of action to resolve this vulnerability<\/a> is to apply the vendor-supplied patch. If that&#8217;s not immediately possible, using a Web Application Firewall (WAF) or an Intrusion Detection System (IDS) can provide temporary mitigation. These tools can monitor for suspicious activity and block potential exploit attempts. However, these should only be considered temporary solutions until the official patch can be applied. Regular <a href=\"https:\/\/www.ameeba.com\/blog\/cve-2025-20188-cisco-ios-xe-software-for-wireless-lan-controllers-security-vulnerability\/\"  data-wpil-monitor-id=\"44071\">software updates and patching are key to maintaining a secure<\/a> IT environment.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Overview In this blog post, we are highlighting an important vulnerability that affects the Arista CloudVision Portal (CVP on prem). This vulnerability, identified as CVE-2024-8100, enables an attacker to exploit a time-bound device onboarding token and potentially gain admin privileges on CloudVision. 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