CVE-2025-44961
Official description Straight from the sourceThe vendor's or NVD's own wording, published unedited. Authoritative, but often terse — it says what broke, rarely what to do.
NVD · uneditedIn RUCKUS SmartZone (SZ) before 6.1.2p3 Refresh Build, OS command injection can occur via an IP address field provided by an authenticated user.
Technical summary Written by usOur analysis, written from the advisory, the CVSS vector and the affected-version data. It adds context the advisory leaves out, and never invents facts that are not in the source.
dbcve analysis · high confidenceRUCKUS SmartZone versions before 6.1.2p3 Refresh Build contain an OS command injection vulnerability where an authenticated user can execute arbitrary OS commands through an IP address input field in the web interface.
Verify against the referenced sources before acting — the references below are authoritative for this CVE, this summary is not.
Affected products & versions What the vendor confirmedThe version ranges the vendor confirmed as vulnerable. If your version sits inside a range here, treat yourself as exposed until you have upgraded.
NVD · CPE data< 6.1.2= 6.1.2= 7.0.0= 7.1.0< 4.5.0.51CVSS breakdown How the score is builtThe industry scoring standard. It rates how the flaw is reached, what it takes to exploit, and what an attacker gains — the score is derived from those, not the other way round.
From the vector- Attack vector
- Network
- Complexity
- Low
- Privileges
- Low
- User interaction
- None
- Scope
- Unchanged
- Confidentiality
- High
- Integrity
- High
- Availability
- High
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
Am I affected? How to checkSteps we derive from the advisory and the affected-version data, so you can decide whether this CVE reaches your setup. They are a guide, not a scan — your own configuration is the authority.
dbcve checksWork through these to decide whether this CVE applies to you.
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Identify SmartZone firmware versionLog into the SmartZone web interface and navigate to Administration > System > License & System, or run 'show version' via CLI to retrieve the installed firmware version.Affected if The installed version is < 6.1.2, = 6.1.2, = 7.0.0, or = 7.1.0 (versions before 6.1.2p3 Refresh Build).
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Identify Network Director versionLog into Ruckus Network Director and check the version information typically found in the About or System Settings section.Affected if The installed version is < 4.5.0.51.
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Confirm management interface accessibilityDetermine if the SmartZone or Network Director web management interface is reachable from the network. Check firewall rules and access control lists restricting port 443/HTTPS to the management interface.Affected if The management interface is accessible from untrusted networks without proper network segmentation.
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Review access logs for suspicious activityExamine web server and application logs for unusual or unauthorized commands, especially those involving IP address input fields that may indicate exploitation attempts.Affected if Unusual command execution patterns or unauthorized authentication events are found in logs.
A system is affected if it runs SmartZone firmware version 6.1.2 or earlier, 7.0.0, or 7.1.0, or Network Director version before 4.5.0.51, and the web management interface is accessible to authenticated users.
Generated from the published advisory. Verify against your own configuration.
Remediation Closing itWhat it takes to close this. Where a vendor fix exists we point at it; where none exists we say so plainly, and can build one. Effort estimates are scoped from the advisory, not from your codebase.
dbcve · scoped4.5.0.516.1.2
Upgrade RUCKUS SmartZone to version 6.1.2p3 Refresh Build or later. If immediate upgrade is not possible, implement network segmentation to limit access to the management interface to trusted admin users only.
Ruckus SmartZone: upgrade to 6.1.2p3 Refresh Build or later; Ruckus Network Director: upgrade to 4.5.0.51 or later
- 1. Identify the current SmartZone firmware version by accessing the controller web UI or using CLI commands
- 2. If running SmartZone firmware version < 6.1.2p3 Refresh Build, or versions 6.1.2, 7.0.0, or 7.1.0, download the fixed firmware version 6.1.2p3 Refresh Build (or later) from the CommScope support portal
- 3. If running Ruckus Network Director version < 4.5.0.51, download version 4.5.0.51 or later from the CommScope support portal
- 4. Back up the current SmartZone configuration before applying the firmware upgrade
- 5. Apply the firmware upgrade following the standard Ruckus upgrade procedure documented in the release notes
- 6. Verify the upgrade was successful and the web interface is accessible
- 7. Validate that the previously vulnerable IP address field no longer allows command injection
Generated from the published advisory — verify against the referenced sources before acting.
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- Review / QA4.0 h
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References Go to the primary sourcePrimary sources — vendor advisories, patches and trackers. Where our summary and a reference disagree, the reference wins.
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ContributedPeer-ranked notes from engineers who’ve handled CVE-2025-44961 in production — separate from our analysis above.
The advisory tells you what broke. It rarely tells you what actually worked. If you’ve dealt with this one, that detail is what the next engineer is searching for.
- The version that genuinely resolved it — not the one the vendor claimed
- A config change or rule that shut the vector down
- A gotcha in the upgrade path that cost you an afternoon
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