Is CVE-2018-6961 exploited in the wild?

Yes. CVE-2018-6961 is known to be exploited in the wild, first recorded on 25 March 2022. Treat it as urgent.

How severe is CVE-2018-6961?

Critical severity, with a CVSS score of 8.1, published 25 March 2022.

Which products and versions are affected?

VMware NSX SD-WAN Edge by VeloCloud prior to 3.1.0.

Is there a fix for CVE-2018-6961?

No fixed version is recorded yet. Check the vendor's advisory in the references below. If you run it, Junglewise drafts a mitigation that fits your setup and applies it once you approve, with senior security engineers behind it.

How is CVE-2018-6961 attacked?

It is attacked over the network, in a network appliance.

Am I affected by CVE-2018-6961?

Check whether you run VMware SD-WAN Edge. Junglewise does that check for you around the clock: connect your code, cloud and domains, and it matches new vulnerabilities like this one against what you actually run and tells you when one reaches you.

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

CVE-2018-6961 · Severity: critical · CVSS 8.1 · Exploited in the wild · Published 2022-03-25

VMware SD-WAN Edge by VeloCloud contains a command injection vulnerability in its local web UI component. An unauthenticated attacker can exploit this to achieve remote code execution, though the component is disabled by default and requires a non-default configuration to be vulnerable.

Vendors: VMware.

Quick answers

Is CVE-2018-6961 exploited in the wild?: Yes. CVE-2018-6961 is known to be exploited in the wild, first recorded on 25 March 2022. Treat it as urgent.
How severe is CVE-2018-6961?: Critical severity, with a CVSS score of 8.1, published 25 March 2022.
Which products and versions are affected?: VMware NSX SD-WAN Edge by VeloCloud prior to 3.1.0.
Is there a fix for CVE-2018-6961?: No fixed version is recorded yet. Check the vendor's advisory in the references below. If you run it, Junglewise drafts a mitigation that fits your setup and applies it once you approve, with senior security engineers behind it.
How is CVE-2018-6961 attacked?: It is attacked over the network, in a network appliance.
Am I affected by CVE-2018-6961?: Check whether you run VMware SD-WAN Edge. Junglewise does that check for you around the clock: connect your code, cloud and domains, and it matches new vulnerabilities like this one against what you actually run and tells you when one reaches you.

Affected products

VMware NSX SD-WAN Edge by VeloCloud prior to 3.1.0

Timeline

2018-06-11: disclosed: Initial NVD publication date
2018-06-11: advisory: VMSA-2018-0011 published by VMware
2022-03-25: kev added: Added to CISA Known Exploited Vulnerabilities Catalog
2022-03-25: exploited: Confirmed as exploited in the wild per CISA KEV entry

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