# Aviatrix Controllers: Controllers OS Command Injection Vulnerability · pwn.watch

> 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. Added to CISA KEV on 2025-01-16.

Page: https://pwn.watch/i/aviatrix-controllers-cve-2024-50603 · generated 2026-10-22T22:41:49.181Z

## Status
- Severity: critical · status: closed · patch: patched
- Product: Aviatrix Controllers
- Started: 2025-01-16 · closed: 2025-01-16
- CVEs: CVE-2024-50603
- Affected: See vendor advisory / CISA notes (versions not always listed in KEV feed)
- Fixed in: See vendor advisory linked in sources

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## Updates (newest first)
- 2025-01-16: CISA added CVE-2024-50603 to the KEV catalog (due 2025-02-06).

## Fix brief
# Security brief: Aviatrix Controllers: Controllers OS Command Injection Vulnerability

Source: https://pwn.watch/i/aviatrix-controllers-cve-2024-50603 · status: closed (closed Jan 16, 2025) · severity: critical · updated Jan 16, 2025

## Patch status
**PATCHED: fixed releases exist. Upgrade to a fixed version.**

## What it is
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. Added to CISA KEV on 2025-01-16.

Severity detail: CVSS 10.0 (CNA, v3.1); actively exploited (CISA KEV)

- Product: Aviatrix Controllers
- CVE / advisory ids: CVE-2024-50603

## Affected versions
- See vendor advisory / CISA notes (versions not always listed in KEV feed)

## Check whether you're affected
No generic command applies (the product is a hosted service, appliance or desktop app). Check the installed version in its admin UI / About screen and compare with the versions above.

## Fix
Upgrade to one of these fixed versions (or later on the same branch):
- See vendor advisory linked in sources

After upgrading, re-run the checks above and redeploy/restart the affected services.

## Latest updates
- Jan 16, 2025: CISA added CVE-2024-50603 to the KEV catalog (due 2025-02-06).

## Advisories
- [Aviatrix advisory: Aviatrix Controllers](https://docs.aviatrix.com/documentation/latest/release-notices/psirt-advisories/psirt-advisories.html?expand=true) (Aviatrix)
- [NVD: CVE-2024-50603](https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2024-50603) (NVD)
- [CISA Known Exploited Vulnerabilities Catalog](https://www.cisa.gov/known-exploited-vulnerabilities-catalog) (CISA)

## Caveats
Derived from CISA KEV JSON feed catalogVersion 2026.10.21. CVSS from the CVE record (cvelistV5). Exact affected/fixed version strings are not always in the KEV record; verify against the vendor advisory URL. startedAt uses dateAdded (exploitation may have begun earlier; many entries are older CVEs newly confirmed as exploited in 2025).

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