OS command injection in VMware NSX SD-WAN by VeloCloud
Priority CRITICAL 94Exploited in the wildCWE-78Published · Updated
Key facts
- Attack vector
- Network
- Privileges required
- None
- User interaction
- None
- Attack complexity
- High
- Impact type
- Code execution
- Confidentiality · integrity · availability
- High · High · High
- Fix status
- No fix listed
Attack profile from CVSS 3.1 · CISA ADP. Fix status from CNA. Impact type from CWE-78.
Summary
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.
Why it matters now
Exploitation Active In CISA KEV since 2022-03-25CISA due date 2022-04-15
EPSS 0.85342 99th percentileScored 2026-11-07
Public exploit Yes 1 exploit referenceTagged by the CNA and NVD
Fix No fix listed No fixed version in the sources yet
SSVC decision points
CISA ADP · SSVC 2.0.3
- Exploitation
- Active
- Automatable
- No
- Technical impact
- Total
The decision (Track, Attend, Act) also depends on your mission and well-being impact; see CISA's SSVC guide.
Affected products
Remediation
No fixed version listed by the sources yet.
Timeline
- 2022-03-25 Added to CISA KEV
- 2026-10-02 Threatist record created from CVE-2018-6961
- 2026-10-03 Alias added: GHSA-rvjq-qp5f-gvx6
References
Exploit 1
Sources
- CVE-2018-6961 · CVE Program
- CVE-2018-6961 · NVD
- CISA Known Exploited Vulnerabilities
- FIRST EPSS
- GHSA-rvjq-qp5f-gvx6 · GitHub Advisory Database · CC BY 4.0
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