# CVE-2018-6968: Code injection in AirWatch Agent

> A malicious administrator can execute arbitrary code via the real-time File Manager in the VMware AirWatch Agent for Android and Windows Mobile.

- **Severity:** Critical 10.0 (`CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:C/C:H/I:H/A:H`)
- **Exploited in the wild:** Not known
- **Login needed:** Not needed
- **Attackable:** Over the internet
- **Victim action needed:** Not needed
- **Fix available:** No
- **Published:** 11 Jun 2018
- **Updated:** 16 Sep 2024
- **Also known as:** GHSA-pf3f-28gw-f274

## What is CVE-2018-6968?

CVE-2018-6968 is a critical code injection vulnerability in VMware AirWatch Agent, published on 11 Jun 2018. An attacker can exploit it over the internet without logging in, with no action from the victim.

### Official description

The VMware AirWatch Agent for Android prior to 8.2 and AirWatch Agent for Windows Mobile prior to 6.5.2 contain a remote code execution vulnerability in real time File Manager capabilities. This vulnerability may allow for unauthorized creation and execution of files in the Agent sandbox and other publicly accessible directories such as those on the SD card by a malicious administrator.

## Which versions are affected by CVE-2018-6968?

It affects 1 product.


Products: Vmware Airwatch Agent.

## How do I fix CVE-2018-6968?

No fix has been published for CVE-2018-6968 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.

## Is CVE-2018-6968 being exploited?

There is no known exploitation of CVE-2018-6968 in the wild and no public exploit code.

## Other vulnerabilities in VMware AirWatch Agent

- [CVE-2017-4895](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2017-4895/): Security feature bypass in Airwatch Agent (high 8.8)
- [CVE-2017-4896](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2017-4896/): Information disclosure in Airwatch Console (low 3.8)

## Fix prompt for AI coding agents

```text
Check this codebase for CVE-2018-6968 and fix it if it is affected.

What it is: CVE-2018-6968 is a critical code injection vulnerability in VMware AirWatch Agent, published on 11 Jun 2018. An attacker can exploit it over the internet without logging in, with no action from the victim.
Exploitation: There is no known exploitation of CVE-2018-6968 in the wild and no public exploit code.

Affected product: VMware AirWatch Agent. No package-level version data is available, so check the vendor advisory linked from the reference page.

Task:
1. Search the dependency manifests and lockfiles (for example package.json, package-lock.json, requirements.txt, poetry.lock, uv.lock, pom.xml, build.gradle, go.mod, Cargo.lock, Gemfile.lock) and any Dockerfiles for the affected packages, including transitive dependencies.
2. If an affected version is in use, upgrade it to the fixed version for its release line with the project's package manager, so the lockfile is regenerated. Prefer the smallest upgrade that fixes it.
3. If there is no fix, or the upgrade would break the build, do not guess: explain the risk and the safest workaround instead.
4. Run the tests and summarise what changed and why.
5. If nothing in the project is affected, say so and change nothing.

Reference: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2018-6968/ (Markdown: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2018-6968/index.md)
```

## Sources

- CVE record: https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2018-6968
- NVD: https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2018-6968
- OSV: https://osv.dev/vulnerability/CVE-2018-6968

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From sbomify Insights: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2018-6968/
Summaries are generated and may contain mistakes; the official description above is the record.