CVE-2024-50603

Aviatrix Controllers OS Command Injection Vulnerability

  • Critical 10.0
  • Exploited: added to CISA KEV 16 Jan 2025

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. Shell metacharacters can be sent to /v1/api in cloud_type for list_flightpath_destination_instances, or src_cloud_type for flightpath_connection_test.

Key facts

Published
8 Jan 2025
Last changed
21 Oct 2025
Assigned by
mitre
KEV added
16 Jan 2025
KEV fix due
6 Feb 2025
EPSS
98.518% likely to be exploited in the next 30 days, higher than 99.922% of CVEs (scores for 15 Nov 2026)
SSVC (CISA)
Exploitation: active; Automatable: yes; Technical impact: total

Severity scores

Each score is shown as its source gave it. They are not averaged or merged.

  • 10.0CVSS 3.1, Criticalfrom the CNA (mitre)CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:C/C:H/I:H/A:H

What to do

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

Historical context and remediation

This reference retains the original CVE publication date. A recent record update does not mean a new attack occurred.

No separately sourced impact summary is available on this page yet. Consult the description, version data and dated exploitation evidence.

Version statuses below come from the CNA. An “unaffected” version is not necessarily a currently supported release or proof of a patch date. EPSS is a dated risk estimate, not a count of historical attacks.

Read the original CVE record.

Affected products

VendorProductVersions
AviatrixController
  • Default status: unaffected
  • 0 up to but excluding 7.1.4191 (affected)
  • 7.2.0 up to but excluding 7.2.4996 (affected)

Timeline

  1. 8 Jan 2025 Published
  2. 16 Jan 2025 CVE-2024-50603 added to CISA KEV
  3. 16 Jan 2025 Added to the CISA KEV catalogue

Weakness

Practice this bug class

HackZoneLabs has a hands-on lab on OS command injection (CWE-78).

References