# CVE-2024-50603: Aviatrix Controllers OS Command Injection Vulnerability

Source: https://junglewise.ai/threats/cve-2024-50603-aviatrix-controllers-os-command-injection-vulnerability  
Publisher: Junglewise Threat Intelligence, https://junglewise.ai/threats  
Published: 2025-01-16. Updated: 2026-05-09  
License: CC BY 4.0 with a link back

CVE-2024-50603 · Severity: critical · CVSS 10 · Exploited in the wild · Published 2025-01-16

Aviatrix Controllers contain an OS command injection vulnerability in the /v1/api endpoint due to improper neutralization of shell metacharacters. An unauthenticated remote attacker can execute arbitrary code by sending malicious payloads in the cloud_type or src_cloud_type parameters.

## Quick answers

**Is CVE-2024-50603 exploited in the wild?** Yes. CVE-2024-50603 is known to be exploited in the wild, first recorded on 16 January 2025. Treat it as urgent.

**How severe is CVE-2024-50603?** Critical severity, with a CVSS score of 10, published 16 January 2025.

**Which products and versions are affected?** Aviatrix Controller before 7.1.4191, 7.2.x before 7.2.4996.

**Is there a fix for CVE-2024-50603?** 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-2024-50603 attacked?** It is attacked over the network, in a network appliance.

**Am I affected by CVE-2024-50603?** Check whether you run Aviatrix Controllers. 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

- Aviatrix Controller before 7.1.4191, 7.2.x before 7.2.4996

## Timeline

- 2025-01-07: disclosed: Initial disclosure and NVD publication
- 2025-01-16: kev added: Added to CISA Known Exploited Vulnerabilities Catalog
- 2025-01-16: exploited: Reported as exploited in the wild