CVEs / CVE-2018-6961

CVE-2018-6961: VMware SD-WAN Edge by VeloCloud Command Injection Vulnerability

Known exploited in the CISA KEV catalog since 25 Mar 2022
high 8.1 CVSS 3.1 (NVD)
EPSS 85.3% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days, higher than 99% of CVEs (30 Oct 2026)
Last changed at its sources 17 Jun 2026

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Summary

VMware SD-WAN Edge by VeloCloud contains a command injection vulnerability in the local web UI component. Successful exploitation of this issue could result in remote code execution.
CISA, Known Exploited Vulnerabilities catalog

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.
The CVE record, via NVD · published 11 Jun 2018 · NVD status: Analyzed

Affected and fixed versions

As stated by the CVE record (from the CNA)
Product	Affected	Fixed in
VMware NSX SD-WAN by VeloCloud	prior to version 3.1.0	—

Exploitation

In CISA KEV since	25 Mar 2022
Due date for US federal agencies	15 Apr 2022
Used in ransomware campaigns	Unknown
Required action	Apply updates per vendor instructions.

Severity

CVSS 3.1	8.1 high `CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H` Scored by NVD
Weakness	CWE-78

References

CVE-2018-6961 on NVD
CVE-2018-6961 in the CISA KEV catalog
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/104185 Broken Link, Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1041210 Broken Link, Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
http://www.vmware.com/security/advisories/VMSA-2018-0011.html Vendor 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-2018-6961 US Government Resource

Sources

Exploitation status from the CISA Known Exploited Vulnerabilities catalog. EPSS scores from FIRST. Descriptions, severity and references from the National Vulnerability Database. Open-source package versions from OSV (CC-BY 4.0). Text is shown as each source states it; Stackurity does not edit it. Check the vendor's advisory before acting.

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