CVE-2018-6961 on CISA KEV

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

01What CISA says about 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.

02Required action — verbatim from CISA

Apply updates per vendor instructions.

03Notes & references

• www.securityfocus.com — http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/104185
• www.exploit-db.com — https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/44959/
• www.securitytracker.com — http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1041210
• www.vmware.com — http://www.vmware.com/security/advisories/VMSA-2018-0011.html

04SARA's analyst layer — why this matters

This vulnerability is currently on the CISA KEV list, which CISA only adds CVEs to when there is reliable evidence of active exploitation in the wild. For federal civilian agencies, BOD 22-01 requires remediation by the due date above. For everyone else, KEV is the strongest "patch immediately" signal you can get from public threat intel.

05Affected products (summary)

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

06Detection

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