# CVE-2018-6961

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.

- Page: https://www.vulneraibility.com/cve/CVE-2018-6961
- CVSS: 8.1
- Known exploited: yes, in CISA KEV since 2022-03-25; CISA due date 2022-04-15
- EPSS: 85.46% (percentile 99.7)
- Public exploit code: 1 on Exploit-DB · 2 GitHub proofs of concept · 1 Nuclei template (first 2018-07-02)
- CISA SSVC: exploitation active, automatable no, technical impact total (assessed 2025-02-07)
- Weakness: CWE-78
- Published: 2018-06-11

## Affected versions

- VMware NSX SD-WAN by VeloCloud: affected prior to version 3.1.0

A version outside these ranges is not a statement that it is unaffected.

## References

- [other] http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/104185
- [exploit] https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/44959/
- [other] http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1041210
- [other] http://www.vmware.com/security/advisories/VMSA-2018-0011.html
- [other] https://www.cisa.gov/known-exploited-vulnerabilities-catalog?field_cve=CVE-2018-6961

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