Unauthenticated command execution via unsanitized API parameters
Published Jan 8, 2025 · Updated Oct 21, 2025
OS command injection in Aviatrix Controller before 7.1.4191 and 7.2.x before 7.2.4996 allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary commands. The /v1/api handlers for list_flightpath_destination_instances and flightpath_connection_test concatenate cloud_type or src_cloud_type into shell command strings without escapeshellarg. No valid CID is required because validation occurs after command construction, so an Internet-reachable controller exposes command execution with the service's privileges.
Summary
What happened
OS command injection in Aviatrix Controller before 7.1.4191 and 7.2.x before 7.2.4996 allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary commands. The /v1/api handlers for list_flightpath_destination_instances and flightpath_connection_test concatenate cloud_type or src_cloud_type into shell command strings without escapeshellarg. No valid CID is required because validation occurs after command construction, so an Internet-reachable controller exposes command execution with the service's privileges.
The record
- CVE
- CVE-2024-50603
- Published
- Jan 8, 2025
- Updated
- Oct 21, 2025
- Vendor
- Aviatrix
- Product
- Aviatrix Controller
- Classifications
- CWE-78, T1059.004, T1190
- Attack vector
- network
- Privileges
- unauthenticated
Timeline
How it unfolded
- Jan 7, 2025Exploitation reportedCryptomining and backdoor deployment incidents
- Jan 8, 2025CVE publishedPublication date reported by the CVE source.
- Jan 16, 2025Exploitation reportedCISA Known Exploited Vulnerabilities Catalog entry
- Oct 21, 2025Record updatedLatest update available in the CVE record.
Exploitability
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Is a vulnerable build present?
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- Affected versionversion=0 <7.1.4191
- Affected versionversion=7.2.0 <7.2.4996
What conditions does exploitation require?
What is affected?
Published CVSS scores
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Attacks
What attackers are doing with it
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| Reporting day | Unique IPs |
|---|---|
| Sep 10, 2026 | 4 |
| Sep 11, 2026 | 1 |
| Sep 12, 2026 | 1 |
| Sep 13, 2026 | Unavailable |
| Sep 14, 2026 | Unavailable |
| Sep 15, 2026 | Unavailable |
| Sep 16, 2026 | Unavailable |
Weakness, pattern, technique
Public exploit references
- newlinesec CVE-2024-50603 Nuclei proof of conceptfunctional · demonstrated
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Reported exploitation
- Cryptomining and backdoor deployment incidentsreported exploitation
- CISA Known Exploited Vulnerabilities Catalog entryknown exploited catalog
Technologies
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