CVE-2024-50603 Aviatrix Controllers: command or code injection
In plain words: The program treats text it receives as instructions instead of plain data. The attacker can run commands on the machine — often the whole device is taken over.
Confirmed exploited by CISA on · US federal patch deadline Feb 6, 2025
What to do
- Install Aviatrix's security update for Controllers. If no update exists, follow the vendor's workaround or stop using the product until one ships.
- Keep a list of every internet-facing server you run so nothing is forgotten.
- Patch anything in this catalog first, ahead of normal patch cycles.
- Put admin and file-transfer apps behind a VPN or single sign-on instead of the open internet.
Who is affected
Work IT. Aimed mostly at company systems — you are affected through the companies you use, not your own phone.
What's at risk: Mass data theft and ransomware: a single flaw in a file-transfer or email server has exposed thousands of organisations at once.
The details
- Official name
- Aviatrix Controllers OS Command Injection Vulnerability
- Product
- Aviatrix Controllers
- CISA description
- Aviatrix Controllers contain an OS command injection vulnerability that could allow an unauthenticated attacker 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.
- Type of flaw
- Command or code injection (CWE-78)
- Confirmed exploited
- Jan 16, 2025
- US federal patch deadline
- Feb 6, 2025
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Questions about CVE-2024-50603
Is CVE-2024-50603 being exploited?
Yes. CISA added CVE-2024-50603 to its Known Exploited Vulnerabilities catalog on Jan 16, 2025, which means there is reliable evidence of real-world attacks.
How do I fix CVE-2024-50603?
Install Aviatrix's security update for Controllers. If no update exists, follow the vendor's workaround or stop using the product until one ships. Keep a list of every internet-facing server you run so nothing is forgotten.
Am I affected by CVE-2024-50603?
Only if you use Aviatrix Controllers. Aimed mostly at company systems — you are affected through the companies you use, not your own phone.