CVE-2025-44963
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 · uneditedRUCKUS Network Director (RND) before 4.5 allows spoofing of an administrator JWT by an attacker who knows the hardcoded value of a certain secret key.
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 Network Director (RND) before version 4.5 contains a hardcoded secret key used for signing JWT tokens. An attacker who discovers this hardcoded key can forge administrator JWT tokens and impersonate administrative users, gaining full privileged access to the network management system.
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< 4.5.0.0CVSS 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
- High
- Privileges
- None
- User interaction
- None
- Scope
- Unchanged
- Confidentiality
- High
- Integrity
- High
- Availability
- High
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/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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Confirm RUCKUS Network Director is deployedIdentify if RND is installed in your environment - check for the web interface accessible on typical ports (8443, 443) or consult your asset inventory for Commscope Ruckus Network DirectorAffected if RND is present in your environment
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Determine installed RND versionAccess the RND web administration interface and navigate to the About or System Information page, typically found under Help > About or Administration > System Settings, to view the exact version numberAffected if Version displayed is below 4.5.0.0 (for example 4.4.x, 4.3.x, or earlier)
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Cross-check version via command line if availableIf you have CLI or SSH access to the RND server, use the vendor-provided command to retrieve the version, such as 'show version' or consult the installation logs for the installed build numberAffected if Command output or logs show version < 4.5.0.0
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Review JWT configuration for hardcoded elementsIf you have access to RND configuration files or can extract application files, search for JWT-related configuration files or secrets configuration where a static signing key may be definedAffected if A static, non-unique secret key is found in the JWT configuration
Your environment is affected if RUCKUS Network Director is installed and the installed version is earlier than 4.5.0.0, as this indicates the hardcoded JWT signing secret is present.
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 · scoped4.5.0.0
Upgrade to RND version 4.5 or later which removes the hardcoded secret. If immediate patching is not possible, implement network-level access controls and monitor for unauthorized administrative actions.
4.5.0.0 or later
- Backup the current Ruckus Network Director configuration and any relevant data
- Download Ruckus Network Director version 4.5.0.0 or later from the official CommScope/Ruckus support portal
- Review the official upgrade documentation for RND 4.5.0.0 for specific upgrade procedures
- Execute the upgrade following the vendor's recommended upgrade process (typically via the web UI or CLI)
- After upgrade, verify the new version is installed (check Help > About or equivalent)
- Confirm the hardcoded secret key vulnerability is addressed by validating that JWT tokens are now using a properly secured key mechanism
- Test administrative login and JWT token generation to ensure normal functionality
Generated from the published advisory — verify against the referenced sources before acting.
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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-2025-44963 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.
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- 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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