CVE-2018-6961 (GCVE-0-2018-6961)

Vulnerability from cvelistv5 – Published: 2018-06-11 22:00 – Updated: 2025-10-21 23:45
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Summary
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.
Severity ?
8.1 (High)
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
CWE
  • Command Injection
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VMware NSX SD-WAN by VeloCloud Affected: prior to version 3.1.0
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