{"id":"CVE-2018-6961","url":"https://www.cyber-defence.io/tools/cve/CVE-2018-6961","generatedAt":"2026-10-28T22:10:04.945Z","title":"VMware SD-WAN Edge by VeloCloud Command Injection Vulnerability","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.","published":"2018-06-11T22:29:00.000Z","lastModified":"2026-06-17T02:02:31.000Z","status":"Analyzed","sourceIdentifier":"security@vmware.com","cvss":{"version":"3.1","score":8.1,"severity":"HIGH","vector":"CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H"},"cwe":["CWE-78"],"affected":["vmware/nsx sd-wan by velocloud"],"epss":{"score":0.85342,"percentile":0.99716,"date":"2026-10-27","history":[]},"kev":{"listed":true,"dateAdded":"2022-03-25","dueDate":"2022-04-15","knownRansomwareCampaignUse":"Unknown","notes":"Apply updates per vendor instructions.\nhttps://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2018-6961"},"exploits":{"count":1,"verified":true,"firstPublished":"2018-07-02","source":"Exploit-DB (https://gitlab.com/exploit-database/exploitdb)","entries":[{"edbId":44959,"kind":"exploit","title":"VMware NSX SD-WAN Edge < 3.1.2 - Command Injection","url":"https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/44959","sourceUrl":"https://gitlab.com/exploit-database/exploitdb/-/blob/main/exploits/hardware/webapps/44959.py","file":"exploits/hardware/webapps/44959.py","published":"2018-07-02","added":"2018-07-02","updated":"2018-07-02","author":"ParagonSec","type":"webapps","platform":"hardware","port":null,"verified":true,"codes":["CVE-2018-6961"],"tags":"Command Injection","aliases":null,"applicationUrl":null,"screenshotUrl":null,"referenceUrl":null}]},"verdict":{"level":"urgent","text":"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."},"changes":[],"references":[{"url":"http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/104185","tags":["Broken Link","Third Party Advisory","VDB Entry"],"source":"security@vmware.com"},{"url":"http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1041210","tags":["Broken Link","Third Party Advisory","VDB Entry"],"source":"security@vmware.com"},{"url":"http://www.vmware.com/security/advisories/VMSA-2018-0011.html","tags":["Vendor Advisory"],"source":"security@vmware.com"},{"url":"https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/44959/","tags":["Exploit","Third Party Advisory","VDB Entry"],"source":"security@vmware.com"},{"url":"http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/104185","tags":["Broken Link","Third Party Advisory","VDB Entry"],"source":"af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108"},{"url":"http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1041210","tags":["Broken Link","Third Party Advisory","VDB Entry"],"source":"af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108"},{"url":"http://www.vmware.com/security/advisories/VMSA-2018-0011.html","tags":["Vendor Advisory"],"source":"af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108"},{"url":"https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/44959/","tags":["Exploit","Third Party Advisory","VDB Entry"],"source":"af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108"},{"url":"https://www.cisa.gov/known-exploited-vulnerabilities-catalog?field_cve=CVE-2018-6961","tags":["US Government Resource"],"source":"134c704f-9b21-4f2e-91b3-4a467353bcc0"}],"sources":{"nvd":"https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2018-6961","epss":"https://www.first.org/epss/","kev":"https://www.cisa.gov/known-exploited-vulnerabilities-catalog","exploitdb":"https://www.exploit-db.com/"},"licence":"CC BY 4.0 — link back to the CVE Explorer if you publish the results; upstream data remains subject to its own terms."}