CVE-2018-6961

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Summary

CVECVE-2018-6961
StatePUBLIC
Assigner[email protected]
Source PriorityCVE Program / NVD first with legacy fallback
Published2018-06-11 22:29:00 UTC
Updated2019-10-03 00:03:00 UTC
DescriptionVMware 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.

Risk And Classification

EPSS: 0.936410000 probability, percentile 0.998450000 (date 2026-05-12)

CISA KEV: Listed on 2022-03-25; due 2022-04-15; ransomware use Unknown

Problem Types: CWE-78

CISA Known Exploited Vulnerability

VendorVMware
ProductSD-WAN Edge
NameVMware SD-WAN Edge by VeloCloud Command Injection Vulnerability
Required ActionApply updates per vendor instructions.
Noteshttps://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2018-6961

NVD Known Affected Configurations (CPE 2.3)

TypeVendorProductVersionUpdateEditionLanguage
Application Vmware Nsx Sd-wan By Velocloud All All All All
Application Vmware Nsx Sd-wan By Velocloud All All All All

References

ReferenceSourceLinkTags
VMSA-2018-0011.1 CONFIRM www.vmware.com Vendor Advisory
VMware NSX SD-WAN Edge < 3.1.2 - Command Injection - Hardware webapps Exploit EXPLOIT-DB www.exploit-db.com Exploit, Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
VMware SD-WAN Edge CVE-2018-6961 Command Injection Vulnerability BID www.securityfocus.com Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
VMware NSX SD-WAN Edge Local Web User Interface Command Injection Flaw Lets Local Users Gain Elevated Privileges - SecurityTracker SECTRACK www.securitytracker.com Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
CVE Program record CVE.ORG www.cve.org canonical
NVD vulnerability detail NVD nvd.nist.gov canonical, analysis
CISA Known Exploited Vulnerabilities catalog CISA www.cisa.gov kev
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