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CVE-2025-46122NVD status: Analyzed

Ruckus Unleashed: Improper Neutralization of Special Elements used in a Command

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CVE-2025-46122 is a critical-severity improper neutralization of special elements used in a command vulnerability in Ruckus Unleashed from Ruckuswireless, with a CVSS 3.1 base score of 9.1 out of 10. It can be exploited remotely over the network by an attacker with administrator privileges, without any action from a user. The record lists versions 200.15.6.212.14, 200.17.7.0.139 as the first without the flaw, so updating Ruckus Unleashed to one of those releases or later removes the exposure. There is no confirmed exploitation so far. EPSS estimates a 1.18% chance of exploitation within 30 days, higher than 68% of scored CVEs.

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Critical severity: a successful attack would have severe impact.

What to do

  1. Update Ruckus Unleashed to 200.15.6.212.14 or 200.17.7.0.139, whichever matches your release line, or a later version.
  2. Update Ruckus Zonedirector to 10.5.1.0.279 or a later version.

Affected products and versions

VendorProductAffected versionsFixed in
RuckuswirelessRuckus Unleashedbefore 200.15.6.212.14; 200.17 up to, but not including, 200.17.7.0.139200.15.6.212.14, 200.17.7.0.139
RuckuswirelessRuckus Zonedirectorbefore 10.5.1.0.27910.5.1.0.279

Version data comes from NVD's product matching. Confirm against the vendor advisory before deciding you are unaffected.

How the severity score breaks down

Attack vector
NetworkCan be exploited remotely over a network, including the internet.
Attack complexity
LowNo special conditions are needed; the attack works reliably.
Privileges required
HighAdministrator-level access is required first.
User interaction
NoneNo action by a victim is required.
Scope
ChangedThe attack can reach beyond the vulnerable component into other systems.
Confidentiality
HighAll data handled by the component can be read.
Integrity
HighData or code can be modified at will.
Availability
HighThe component can be taken down completely.

Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:H/UI:N/S:C/C:H/I:H/A:H. Scored by CISA (ADP).

Official description

An issue was discovered in CommScope Ruckus Unleashed prior to 200.15.6.212.14 and 200.17.7.0.139, where the authenticated diagnostics API endpoint `/admin/_cmdstat.jsp` passes attacker-controlled input to the shell without adequate validation, enabling a remote attacker to specify a target by MAC address and execute arbitrary commands as root.

Source: the CVE record as published by its numbering authority, via NVD and CVE.org.

The underlying weakness: Improper Neutralization of Special Elements used in a Command

The product constructs all or part of a command using externally-influenced input from an upstream component, but it does not neutralize or incorrectly neutralizes special elements that could modify the intended command when it is sent to a downstream component.

How developers prevent this class of flaw

  • If at all possible, use library calls rather than external processes to recreate the desired functionality.
  • If possible, ensure that all external commands called from the program are statically created.
  • Run time: Run time policy enforcement may be used in an allowlist fashion to prevent use of any non-sanctioned commands.

More Improper Neutralization of Special Elements used in a Command vulnerabilities (CWE-77)

Timeline

  1. CVE record published.
  2. CISA published its SSVC assessment (exploitation: poc, automatable: no, technical impact: total).
  3. Record last changed materially (score, affected products, status or references).

References

Technical write-ups (may include proof of concept)

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