CVE-2024-22246 Command injection in VMware SD-WAN Edge

High 7.4 Published Updated

An attacker with local access during activation can inject commands to achieve remote code execution and full control of the router.

Exploited in the wild
Not known
Login needed
Not needed
Attackable
Local or same network only
Victim action needed
Not needed
Fix
None listed

What is CVE-2024-22246?

CVE-2024-22246 is a high-severity command injection vulnerability in VMware SD-WAN Edge, published on 2 Apr 2024. It can only be exploited from the same machine or local network, with no action from the victim.

Official description

VMware SD-WAN Edge contains an unauthenticated command injection vulnerability potentially leading to remote code execution.

A malicious actor with local access to the Edge Router UI during activation may be able to perform a command injection attack that could lead to full control of the router.

Weakness: CWE-77

Which versions are affected by CVE-2024-22246?

How do I fix CVE-2024-22246?

No fix has been published for CVE-2024-22246 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.

Upgrade, and pass arguments to programs as a list instead of through a shell. More about Command injection.

Is CVE-2024-22246 being exploited?

There is no known exploitation of CVE-2024-22246 in the wild and no public exploit code.

Sources

Also known as GHSA-238w-4442-vh7q.

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