CVE-2025-68459
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 · uneditedRG - AP180, Indoor Wall Plate Wireless AP AP180 series provided by Ruijie Networks Co., Ltd. contain an OS command injection vulnerability. An arbitrary OS command may be executed on the product by an attacker who logs in to the CLI service.
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 confidenceOS command injection vulnerability in Ruijie Networks AP180 series wireless access points. The vulnerability exists in the CLI service and allows an authenticated attacker to execute arbitrary OS commands on the device. The CVSS score of 7.2 reflects authenticated remote code execution capability.
Verify against the referenced sources before acting — the references below are authoritative for this CVE, this summary is not.
CVSS 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
- High
- User interaction
- None
- Scope
- Unchanged
- Confidentiality
- High
- Integrity
- High
- Availability
- High
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:H/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.
-
Confirm device model is Ruijie AP180 seriesLog into the device web interface or CLI and run 'show system-info' or 'show version' to identify the exact model numberAffected if Model is not an AP180 series device (different models may have different vulnerabilities)
-
Check installed firmware versionRun 'show version' in CLI or check the firmware version in the web interface under System > Firmware or System InformationAffected if Firmware version has not been patched by Ruijie for this vulnerability (compare against vendor release notes when available)
-
Verify CLI service is accessibleAttempt to connect to the device CLI via telnet (port 23) or SSH (port 22) from your management station, or check via 'show running-config' for line 'service telnet' or 'service ssh'Affected if CLI service is enabled and reachable on the device (vulnerability requires CLI access to exploit)
-
Assess CLI network exposureCheck the device network configuration for interface bindings - run 'show ip interface' and review ACLs or management VLAN settings that control CLI accessAffected if CLI service is bound to a wide-access network rather than a restricted management VLAN or loopback interface
You are affected if you have a Ruijie AP180 series device with CLI service enabled and your firmware version has not been patched by the vendor.
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.
From vendor dataApply vendor firmware patch when available. Until then, restrict CLI access to trusted management networks and limit administrative credentials to trusted personnel only.
- Consultation2.0 h
- Implementation4.0 h
- Testing3.0 h
- Review / QA2.0 h
An estimate, not a bill — we confirm scope with you before any work starts. Need it this week? Rush from $3,088.
Scan for this in your stack
Free · runs locallyCheck whether your project pulls in CVE-2025-68459 — or any other known-vulnerable package — straight from your lock files. Free and open source; it runs locally and uploads nothing.
References Go to the primary sourcePrimary sources — vendor advisories, patches and trackers. Where our summary and a reference disagree, the reference wins.
Primary sourcesPractitioner notes
ContributedPeer-ranked notes from engineers who’ve handled CVE-2025-68459 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
No notes yet
Be the first to add a field note for this CVE — a mitigation you’ve verified, a version caveat, or a link to a working fix. Sign in above to contribute.
A place for practitioners to share what actually worked: a mitigation you’ve tested, a configuration change, a version- or environment-specific caveat, or a link to a verified patch. The most useful notes rise to the top as peers upvote them, so the signal stays high.
- Verified mitigations, workarounds, and config changes
- Version or environment caveats, and links to real fixes
- No weaponised exploit code, or anything meant to cause harm
- No spam, self-promotion, credentials, or personal data