PT-2018-17841 · Vmware · Vmware Nsx Sd-Wan Edge

Brian Sullivan + 2 · Published 2018-06-11 · Updated 2025-10-30 · CVE-2018-6961

Positive Technologies (AI Summary)

CVSS v3.1

8.1

High

Base vector

AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

Name of the Vulnerable Software and Affected Versions VMware NSX SD-WAN Edge by VeloCloud versions prior to 3.1.0

Description The local web UI component of the software contains a command injection issue. This component is disabled by default and should not be enabled on untrusted networks. The vendor plans to remove this service from the product in future releases. Successful exploitation could result in remote code execution.

Recommendations For versions prior to 3.1.0, update to version 3.1.0 or later to resolve the issue. As a temporary workaround, consider keeping the local web UI component disabled, especially on untrusted networks, until a patch is applied.

Exploit

Fix

RCE

OS Command Injection

Weakness Enumeration

CWE-78

Related Identifiers

CVE-2018-6961

Affected Products

Vmware Nsx Sd-Wan Edge

References · 10

• 🔥 https://github.com/r3dxpl0it/CVE-2018-6961 · Exploit
• 🔥 https://exploit-db.com/exploits/44959 · Exploit
• https://osv.dev/vulnerability/CVE-2018-6961 · Vendor Advisory
• https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2018-6961 · Security Note
• http://vmware.com/security/advisories/VMSA-2018-0011.html · Vendor Advisory
• https://t.me/cvenotify/111114 · Telegram Post
• https://t.me/cveNotify/141043 · Telegram Post
• https://cisa.gov/known-exploited-vulnerabilities-catalog?field_cve=CVE-2018-6961 · Note
• http://securitytracker.com/id/1041210 · Note
• http://securityfocus.com/bid/104185 · Note