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

• Severity: critical (CVSS 9.8 v3.1)
• Exploited in the wild: yes — in CISA KEV since 2025-01-16
• EPSS: 98.5% probability of exploitation in the next 30 days
• Public exploit or detection template: yes
• Published: 2025-01-08 · updated 2026-06-17
• Weakness: CWE-78

Description

An issue was discovered in Aviatrix Controller before 7.1.4191 and 7.2.x before 7.2.4996. Due to the improper neutralization of special elements used in an OS command, an unauthenticated attacker is able to execute arbitrary code. Shell metacharacters can be sent to /v1/api in cloud_type for list_flightpath_destination_instances, or src_cloud_type for flightpath_connection_test.

Affected products

• Aviatrix Controller: before 7.1.4191; from 7.2 before 7.2.4996 — fixed in 7.1.4191, 7.2.4996

How to fix

Upgrade to a fixed version: Aviatrix Controller 7.1.4191, 7.2.4996. Check the vendor advisory for mitigations.

References

• https://docs.aviatrix.com/documentation/latest/network-security/index.html
• https://docs.aviatrix.com/documentation/latest/release-notices/psirt-advisories/psirt-advisories.html?expand=true#remote-code-execution-vulnerability-in-aviatrix-controllers
• https://www.securing.pl/en/cve-2024-50603-aviatrix-network-controller-command-injection-vulnerability/
• https://www.cisa.gov/known-exploited-vulnerabilities-catalog?field_cve=CVE-2024-50603

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