CVE-2018-0433: Cisco SD-WAN Solution Command Injection Vulnerability

Severity: high (CVSS 7.8 v3.1)
Exploited in the wild: not listed in CISA KEV
EPSS: 0.4% probability of exploitation in the next 30 days
Public exploit or detection template: none known
Published: 2018-10-05 · updated 2026-06-17
Weakness: CWE-77

Description

A vulnerability in the command-line interface (CLI) in the Cisco SD-WAN Solution could allow an authenticated, local attacker to inject arbitrary commands that are executed with root privileges. The vulnerability is due to insufficient input validation. An attacker could exploit this vulnerability by authenticating to the device and submitting crafted input to the CLI utility. The attacker must be authenticated to access the CLI utility. A successful exploit could allow the attacker to execute commands with root privileges.

Affected products

Cisco Vbond Orchestrator: all versions
Cisco Vedge 1000 Firmware: before 18.3.0 — fixed in 18.3.0
Cisco Vedge 100 Firmware: before 18.3.0 — fixed in 18.3.0
Cisco Vedge 2000 Firmware: before 18.3.0 — fixed in 18.3.0
Cisco Vedge 5000 Firmware: before 18.3.0 — fixed in 18.3.0
Cisco Vedge Cloud Router Platform: all versions
Cisco Vmanage Network Management System: all versions
Cisco Vsmart Controller: all versions

How to fix

Upgrade to a fixed version: Cisco Vedge 1000 Firmware 18.3.0; Cisco Vedge 100 Firmware 18.3.0; Cisco Vedge 2000 Firmware 18.3.0; Cisco Vedge 5000 Firmware 18.3.0. Check the vendor advisory for mitigations.

References

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