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

> CVE-2018-6961: VMware SD-WAN Edge by VeloCloud Command Injection Vulnerability. CVSS 8.1 (CVSS 3.1), in CISA KEV.

Canonical: https://rewindex.com/cve/CVE-2018-6961
Last updated: 2025-10-21T23:45:50Z

- Published: 2018-06-11 22:00 UTC · Updated: 2025-10-21 23:45 UTC · Assigner: vmware
- CVSS: 8.1 (CVSS 3.1) · Severity: High · Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
- EPSS: 85.3%, 100th percentile (scored 2026-10-25)
- CISA KEV: yes, added 2022-03-25, federal due date 2022-04-15, ransomware use: Unknown

## 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.

## CISA required action

Apply updates per vendor instructions.

## Affected vendors and products

- VMware: NSX SD-WAN by VeloCloud

## References

- [CVE record on cve.org](https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2018-6961)
- [NVD entry](https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2018-6961)
- [https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/44959/](https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/44959/)
- [http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/104185](http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/104185)
- [http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1041210](http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1041210)
- [http://www.vmware.com/security/advisories/VMSA-2018-0011.html](http://www.vmware.com/security/advisories/VMSA-2018-0011.html)

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_Sources: CVE records from the CVE Program (cve.org). CVE® is a registered trademark of The MITRE Corporation. (https://www.cve.org/) This product uses data from the NVD API but is not endorsed or certified by the NVD. (https://nvd.nist.gov/) Known Exploited Vulnerabilities catalog from CISA. (https://www.cisa.gov/known-exploited-vulnerabilities-catalog) EPSS scores from FIRST (Exploit Prediction Scoring System). (https://www.first.org/epss/)_


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