CVE-2020-3973 SQL injection in VMware SD-WAN by VeloCloud

What is CVE-2020-3973?

CVE-2020-3973 is a high-severity SQL injection vulnerability in VMware SD-WAN by VeloCloud, published on 8 Jul 2020. Any signed-in user can exploit it over the network, with no action from the victim.

Official description

The VeloCloud Orchestrator does not apply correct input validation which allows for blind SQL-injection. A malicious actor with tenant access to Velocloud Orchestrator could enter specially crafted SQL queries and obtain data to which they are not privileged.

Weakness: CWE-89

Which versions are affected by CVE-2020-3973?

It affects 1 product.

Products include Arista Velocloud Orchestrator.

How do I fix CVE-2020-3973?

No fix has been published for CVE-2020-3973 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.

Use parameterised queries everywhere and never build SQL by joining strings. Upgrade affected software first; a web application firewall only buys time. More about SQL injection.

Is CVE-2020-3973 being exploited?

There is no known exploitation of CVE-2020-3973 in the wild and no public exploit code.

Other vulnerabilities in VMware SD-WAN by VeloCloud

• CVE-2026-16812 Arista VeloCloud Orchestrator On-Prem OS Command Injection Exploited Critical 10.0
• CVE-2026-93952 Arista VeloCloud Orchestrator Improper Input Validation Exploited Critical 9.5
• CVE-2026-114625 Arista VeloCloud Orchestrator SQL Injection Exploited Critical 9.4

Sources

• CVE record
• NVD
• OSV
• GitHub advisory
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Also known as GHSA-jw5c-g9mh-p498.