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

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 p

CVSS
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EPSS
93.64% (top 0.20%)
CWE
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Published
2018-06-11T22:00:00.000Z
Last modified
2025-10-21T23:45:50.384Z
CVSS vector
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CISA KEV — Actively Exploited
Added to KEV
2022-03-25
BOD 22-01 due
2022-04-15
Ransomware use
Unknown
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01What is this vulnerability?

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.

02Affected products

VendorProductVersions
VMwareNSX SDWAN by VeloCloud — prior to version 3.1.0

03Active exploitation status

Yes — actively exploited. Added to the CISA KEV catalog on 2022-03-25. Ransomware use: Unknown.

04Recommended remediation

05Technical details

For the full vendor write-up, exploit chains, and reference implementations, see the references list in section 09.

06Detection signatures

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07Related CVEs

No directly-cited follow-up CVEs in the KB record for this advisory. The references list in section 09 carries the vendor cross-references.

08Timeline

09References

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