CVE-2018-6961

HighCVSS 8.1/10Known exploited (CISA KEV)Last modified Jun 17, 2026

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.

Metrics

CVSS 3.1 8.1/10CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

Weakness enumeration

CWE-78

Affected software

Vendor	Product	Versions
VMware	NSX SD-WAN by VeloCloud	prior to version 3.1.0

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

Timeline

Published: Jun 11, 2018
Last modified: Jun 17, 2026
Added to CISA KEV: Mar 25, 2022
NVD status: Analyzed

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