CVE-2018-6961

VMware NSX SD-WAN by VeloCloud

Published 11 Jun 2018 · updated 17 Jun 2026 · Analyzed

8.1 High · CVSS 3.1, NVD

Exploited in the wild

CISA added this to its Known Exploited Vulnerabilities catalog on 25 Mar 2022, with a remediation deadline of 15 Apr 2022 for US federal agencies.

Required action: Apply updates per vendor instructions.

Description

VMware NSX SD-WAN Edge by VeloCloud prior to version 3.1.0 contains a command injection vulnerability in the local web UI component. This component is disabled by default and should not be enabled on untrusted networks. VeloCloud by VMware will be removing this service from the product in future releases. Successful exploitation of this issue could result in remote code execution.

References

www.securityfocus.com/bid/104185 · Broken Link, Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
www.securitytracker.com/id/1041210 · Broken Link, Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
www.vmware.com/security/advisories/VMSA-2018-0011.html · Vendor Advisory
www.exploit-db.com/exploits/44959/ · Exploit, Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
www.cisa.gov/known-exploited-vulnerabilities-catalog?field_cve=CVE-2018-6961 · US Government Resource