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CVE-2018-6968 — The VMware AirWatch Agent for Android prior to 8

The VMware AirWatch Agent for Android prior to 8.2 and AirWatch Agent for Windows Mobile prior to 6.5.2 contain a remote code execution vulnerability in real time File Manager capabilities. This vulnerability may allow for unauthorized creation and execution of files in the Agent

CVSS
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EPSS
9.50% (top 7.20%)
CWE
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Published
2018-06-11T22:00:00.000Z
Last modified
2024-09-16T20:58:09.872Z
CVSS vector
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01What is this vulnerability?

The VMware AirWatch Agent for Android prior to 8.2 and AirWatch Agent for Windows Mobile prior to 6.5.2 contain a remote code execution vulnerability in real time File Manager capabilities. This vulnerability may allow for unauthorized creation and execution of files in the Agent sandbox and other publicly accessible directories such as those on the SD card by a malicious administrator.

02Affected products

VendorProductVersions
VMwareAirWatch AgentAirWatch Agent for Android prior to 8.2, AirWatch Agent for Windows Mobile prior to 6.5.2

03Active exploitation status

Not currently listed on the CISA Known Exploited Vulnerabilities (KEV) catalog. EPSS is the best forward-looking signal — see the EPSS row above.

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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