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CVE-2018-6961

Exploitation confirmed. First attested on 2022-03-25 by CISA-ADP, CISA KEV, GCVE · kevintel, GCVE · shadowserver.

  • Published2018-06-11
  • Fixed in3.1.0
  • WeaknessCWE-78

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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.

Timeline

dates in UTC
  1. 2018-06-1122:29CVE publishedNVD
  2. 2018-07-02Exploit-DB entryExploit-DB
  3. 2022-03-25Added to the CISA KEV catalogCISA KEV
  4. 2022-03-25Listed as exploited by GCVEGCVE
  5. 2022-03-25Exploitation first reportedCISA KEV
  6. 2025-02-0713:12SSVC exploitation set to activeCISA-ADP

Observed activity

isMalicious corpus · updated 2026-11-03 21:37 UTC
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Versions per branch

NVD
Vmware nsx sd-wan by velocloud
BranchAffectedFixed in
3.1< 3.1.03.1.0

as publishedRanges as NVD and OSV publish them; a distribution’s build can be fixed under an older number.

Products declared by the CNA1 product

As vmware, the CNA that assigned this CVE, declared them in the CVE record; versions as written.

  • VMware NSX SD-WAN by VeloCloud
    Affected
    • = prior to version 3.1.0no fix stated

Source: the CNA record (CVE Program), © The MITRE Corporation,CVE Terms of UseCVE recordupdated 2018-07-04

Fix

  1. Update Vmware nsx sd-wan by velocloud to 3.1.0
  2. CISA’s required action: Apply updates per vendor instructions.due 2022-04-15

Advisories and patches

Detection

read 2026-11-02 22:42 UTC
Nuclei template
available
ProjectDiscovery
Exploit-DB
EDB-44959
Exploit-DB
Proof-of-concept repositories
2 repositories, unverifiedbokanrb/CVE-2018-6961r3dxpl0it/CVE-2018-6961
PoC-in-GitHub
Metasploit modules
none listed
Metasploit Framework

CISA Known Exploited Vulnerability

Date Added
2022-03-25
Patch Due Date
2022-04-15
Ransomware Use
Unknown
Required Action
Apply updates per vendor instructions.

Sources

Identifiers

Technical details

CVSS v3 Vector
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
Published
2018-06-11
Last Modified
2026-06-17
NVD status
Analyzed
GitHub Advisory
GHSA-rvjq-qp5f-gvx6

Frequently asked questions

What is 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.

Is CVE-2018-6961 actively exploited?

Yes. CVE-2018-6961 is on the CISA Known Exploited Vulnerabilities (KEV) catalog, meaning it has been confirmed as actively exploited in the wild. CISA requires federal agencies to patch by 2022-04-15.

What is the CVSS score for CVE-2018-6961?

CVE-2018-6961 has a CVSS v3 base score of 8.1 (HIGH severity), with vector string CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H.

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