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Vulnerability · CVE-2018-6961

VMware SD-WAN Edge by VeloCloud Command Injection Vulnerability

Published Jun 11, 2018 · catalog updated Jun 16, 2026 · VMware SD-WAN Edge

Patch now

CVE-2018-6961 is in the CISA known-exploited catalog, due Apr 15, 2022. Confirm VMware SD-WAN Edge against the vendor advisory and apply that fix. The CVSS score does not change the priority.

Gaps on this record

  • No version range is stored. A customer cannot check an installed version against this record.
Severity
High8.1
Known exploitation
CISA KEV and VulnCheck KEV
EPSS
86.25%
Remediation
Remediation guidance
Affected products
cpe vmware/nsx sd-wan by velocloud · vendor VMware SD-WAN Edge

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.

Are you affected?

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  • cpe vmware/nsx sd-wan by velocloudversion unspecified
  • vendor VMware SD-WAN Edgeversion unspecified

How to fix CVE-2018-6961

What to do

Three questions, each answered from this record only. Confirm the vendor advisory before you patch.

Should you patch?

CVE-2018-6961 is in the CISA known-exploited catalog, due Apr 15, 2022. Confirm VMware SD-WAN Edge against the vendor advisory and apply that fix. The CVSS score does not change the priority.

Which versions are affected?

Affected version ranges are not on this record. Apply updates per vendor instructions.

What should an analyst verify?

CWE-78: OS Command Injection. EPSS 86.25%. The CISA KEV listing is the exploitation evidence. A public exploit reference is linked in Sources. That is not the same as confirmed exploitation. Use the source links for the original advisory.

Code

The project this record applies to. Exploit listings stay in References.

No public source repository is identified for this product.

Timeline

Detection, updates, and resolution for this record.

  1. Jun 11, 2018 · Catalog

    Detected

    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.

  2. Mar 25, 2022 · CISA KEV

    Known exploited

    Apply updates per vendor instructions.

  3. Apr 15, 2022 · CISA KEV

    Remediation due

    Apply updates per vendor instructions.

  4. Jun 16, 2026 · Catalog

    Updated

    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.

Sources

  • CISA KEVConfirmed exploitationCVE-2018-6961

    VMware SD-WAN Edge by VeloCloud contains a command injection vulnerability in the local web UI component. Successful exploitation of this issue could result in remote code execution.

    cisa.gov
  • CVE.orgVulnerability recordCVE-2018-6961

    Official CVE identifier

    cve.org
  • FIRST EPSSExploitation probabilityCVE-2018-6961

    30-day exploitation probability 86.3%

    first.org
  • Exploit DatabasePublic exploit reference44959

    Public archive entry. The exploit body is not stored here.

    exploit-db.com
  • NIST NVDVulnerability recordCVE-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 p

    nvd.nist.gov
  • VulnCheck KEVConfirmed exploitationCVE-2018-6961

    VMware SD-WAN Edge by VeloCloud contains a command injection vulnerability in the local web UI component. Successful exploitation of this issue could result in remote code execution.

    vulncheck.com

References

Freshness

Last verified in this catalog Oct 17, 2026. Significant claims (KEV, EPSS, CVSS, affected ranges) come from the source rows above — open the original publisher for the authoritative advisory.