CVE-2018-6961
VMware SD-WAN Edge by VeloCloud Command Injection Vulnerability
Does this matter?
Known to be exploited in the wild (CISA KEV, CISA remediation deadline 15 April 2022). Treat as an emergency change: patch or isolate now, then hunt for prior compromise.
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.
- CVSS 3.1
- 8.1 HIGHCVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
- EPSS
- 85.34% probability · 100th percentile
- Public exploits
- 1 in Exploit-DB · verified · first 2 July 2018
- CISA KEV
- Listed 25 March 2022 · due 15 April 2022
- Weakness
- CWE-78
- Affected
- vmware/nsx sd-wan by velocloud
- Source
- security@vmware.com
EPSS 85.3% since 27 October 2026; no change recorded yet. The dashed line is the ten per cent mark our analysts treat as “patch before the next change window”. Points are recorded when the score first appears and whenever it moves by a percentage point or more.
CISA notes
Apply updates per vendor instructions. https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2018-6961
Public exploits (1)
Entries in Exploit-DB that cite this CVE. Links go to the Exploit-DB page and to the file in the public repository; nothing is hosted here. A verified tick means the Exploit-DB team confirmed the exploit works against the stated version.
References
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/104185Broken Link, Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
- http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1041210Broken Link, Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
- http://www.vmware.com/security/advisories/VMSA-2018-0011.htmlVendor Advisory
- https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/44959/Exploit, Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/104185Broken Link, Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
- http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1041210Broken Link, Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
- http://www.vmware.com/security/advisories/VMSA-2018-0011.htmlVendor Advisory
- https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/44959/Exploit, Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
- https://www.cisa.gov/known-exploited-vulnerabilities-catalog?field_cve=CVE-2018-6961US Government Resource
Source: NVD record, EPSS from FIRST.org, KEV from CISA, exploits from Exploit-DB. Refreshed daily. Download this record as JSON.