High 8.1Known exploited (CISA KEV)Published Jun 11, 2018

CVE-2018-6961VMware NSX SD-WAN Edge by VeloCloud prior to version 3.1.0 contains a command injection vulnerability in the local web UI component.

Updated under an hour ago (2026-10-19 09:30 UTC)

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CISA lists it as known exploited since Mar 25, 2022; federal agencies had to remediate by Apr 15, 2022. Treat that date as your deadline.

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Exploited in the last 30 days

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.

CVSS: 8.1 HIGH (v3.1, CISA ADP)CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
Weakness (CWE): CWE-78
Known exploited: Added to CISA KEV Mar 25, 2022; federal remediation due Apr 15, 2022Apply updates per vendor instructions.
EPSS (exploitation in the next 30 days): 85.34% (percentile 100)
Assigned by: vmware
NVD analysis: Analyzed
Record last updated: Oct 21, 2025
First seen by InfoSec Signals: Oct 9, 2026

Affected products

Affected products

VMware NSX SD-WAN by VeloCloud vmware:nsx_sd_wan_by_velocloud (from the name)	prior to version 3.1.0	CNA record
vmware nsx_sd-wan_by_velocloud vmware:nsx_sd-wan_by_velocloud	before 3.1.0	NVD

References

http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/104185vdb-entry, x-refsource-bid, broken-link, third-party-advisory
https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/44959/exploit, x-refsource-exploit-db, third-party-advisory, vdb-entry
http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1041210vdb-entry, x-refsource-sectrack, broken-link, third-party-advisory
http://www.vmware.com/security/advisories/VMSA-2018-0011.htmlx-refsource-confirm, vendor-advisory
https://www.cisa.gov/known-exploited-vulnerabilities-catalog?field_cve=CVE-2018-6961us-government-resource

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