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CVE-2025-46116

An issue was discovered in CommScope Ruckus Unleashed prior to 200.15.6.212.14 and 200.17.7.0.139, and in Ruckus ZoneDir

An issue was discovered in CommScope Ruckus Unleashed prior to 200.15.6.212.14 and 200.17.7.0.139, and in Ruckus ZoneDirector prior to 10.5.1.0.279, where an authenticated attacker can disable the passphrase requirement for a hidden CLI command !v54! via a management API call and then invoke it to escape the restricted shell and obtain a root shell on the controller.

HIGH · CVSS 8.8 EPSS 0.00355
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  • Public exploit or PoC is available
  • CVSS base score ≥ 7.0
Sigma rules0 YARA rules0
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Weakness Classification

CWE-250Execution with Unnecessary Privileges
CWE-269Improper Privilege Management
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Affected Products & Versions

3
ruckuswireless ruckus unleashed< 200.15.6.212.14
ruckuswireless ruckus unleashed>= 200.17 and < 200.17.7.0.139
ruckuswireless ruckus zonedirector< 10.5.1.0.279
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Public Exploits & PoCs

1
pocsector7.computest.nl · 2025-07-ruckus-unleashedsector7.computest.nl
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Scoring & Timeline

8.8
HIGH · CVSS v3.1 · cve@mitre.org
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Attack Vector
Network Adjacent Local Physical
Attack Complexity
Low High
Privileges Required
None Low High
User Interaction
None Required
Scope
Unchanged Changed
Confidentiality
None Low High
Integrity
None Low High
Availability
None Low High
Published to NVD21 Jul 2025 · 03:15 PM
CVSS VectorCVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
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Exploitation
poc
Automatable
no
Technical impact
total
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References & Sources

1
Source URLs (vendor pages, mailing lists, write-ups). Exploit/PoC links are in their own section above to avoid duplication.
https://support.ruckuswireless.com/security_bulletins/330Product
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