What is CVE-2018-6961?

CVE-2018-6961 is a high-severity vulnerability in VMware Nsx Sd-Wan By Velocloud, classified under OS Command Injection. CVSS score: 8.1/10. Published 2018-06-11.

How severe is CVE-2018-6961?

High severity. CVSS v3 base score is 8.1 out of 10.

Is CVE-2018-6961 known to be exploited?

Yes. CVE-2018-6961 is listed in the CISA Known Exploited Vulnerabilities catalog (added 2022-03-25), indicating it is being actively exploited. 7 public proof-of-concept repositories are indexed.

RCE in VMware Nsx Sd-Wan By Velocloud

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.

Vulnerability class: Command Injection (OS Command Injection)

EPSS: 0.863 (99.7th percentile) — read the EPSS interpretation.

CVSS v3 metric

CVSS v3 base score 8.1 (High). Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H.

Affected products

Vmware Nsx Sd-wan By Velocloud — versions prior to version 3.1.0
Vmware Nsx_sd-wan_by_velocloud

Weakness classification (CWE)

CWE-78 — OS Command Injection

CISA KEV (Known Exploited Vulnerabilities)

This CVE is on the CISA KEV catalog, added on 2022-03-25. CISA KEV inclusion means CISA has confirmed in-the-wild exploitation; US federal agencies are required to remediate within a published due date.

BOD 22-01 due date: 2022-04-15.

Required action: Apply updates per vendor instructions.

Public proof-of-concept exploits

References

security@vmware.com (VDB Entry, Third Party Advisory, vdb-entry, Broken Link, x_refsource_BID)
security@vmware.com (Exploit, VDB Entry, Third Party Advisory, exploit, x_refsource_EXPLOIT-DB)
security@vmware.com (VDB Entry, Third Party Advisory, vdb-entry, x_refsource_SECTRACK, Broken Link)
security@vmware.com (x_refsource_CONFIRM, Vendor Advisory)
134c704f-9b21-4f2e-91b3-4a467353bcc0 (US Government Resource)

Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2018-6961?: CVE-2018-6961 is a high-severity vulnerability in VMware Nsx Sd-Wan By Velocloud, classified under OS Command Injection. CVSS score: 8.1/10. Published 2018-06-11.
How severe is CVE-2018-6961?: High severity. CVSS v3 base score is 8.1 out of 10.
Is CVE-2018-6961 known to be exploited?: Yes. CVE-2018-6961 is listed in the CISA Known Exploited Vulnerabilities catalog (added 2022-03-25), indicating it is being actively exploited. 7 public proof-of-concept repositories are indexed.