Cyber Resilience

CVE-2025-46122

RCE in Ruckuswireless Ruckus Unleashed ≤ 200.15.6.212.14

Public PoCRCECommand Injection
Published
21 July 2025
Modified
17 June 2026
Patch / advisory
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CVSS Score v3.1 9.1
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Raw vectorCVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:H/UI:N/S:C/C:H/I:H/A:H
EPSS Score 0.011 63th percentile
Risk Priority 61 floored blend · peak EPSS

Summary

CVE-2025-46122 is a critical-severity Command Injection (CWE-77) vulnerability in Ruckuswireless Ruckus Unleashed. Its CVSS base score is 9.1 (Critical).

Operationally, exploitation aligns with the MITRE ATT&CK technique Command and Scripting Interpreter (T1059); ranked in the top 37% of CVEs by exploit likelihood; it is not currently listed in the CISA KEV catalog; a public proof-of-concept is referenced.

The strongest mitigations our analysis identified map to SA-11 (Developer Testing and Evaluation) and SI-10 (Information Input Validation) — see the control section below for these in your framework.

Deeper analysis AI-assisted summary

Synthesised by an AI model from the NVD description and linked references — a reading aid, not an authoritative source.

CVE-2025-46122 affects CommScope Ruckus Unleashed wireless controller software prior to versions 200.15.6.212.14 and 200.17.7.0.139. The flaw is a command-injection issue (CWE-77) in the authenticated diagnostics endpoint /admin/_cmdstat.jsp, which passes unsanitized attacker-supplied input directly to the system shell and permits specification of a target device by MAC address.

An attacker who already possesses administrative credentials on the management interface can exploit the endpoint over the network to run arbitrary operating-system commands with root privileges. The CVSS 9.1 score reflects the combination of network attack vector, low complexity, and full impact on confidentiality, integrity, and availability within a changed security scope.

Vendor guidance and the associated security bulletin direct administrators to upgrade to the fixed releases listed above; the bulletin also contains additional hardening recommendations for environments that cannot immediately apply the patches. The EPSS score has remained flat at 0.0139 with no observed increase after disclosure.

OWASP Top 10 for Web (2025)

A05:2025 Injection

EU & UK References

Vulnerability Data

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…

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and execute arbitrary commands as root.

CWE(s)
CWE-77

Related Threats

MITRE ATT&CK Enterprise Techniques

T1059 Command and Scripting Interpreter Execution
Adversaries may abuse command and script interpreters to execute commands, scripts, or binaries.
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T1190 Exploit Public-Facing Application Initial Access
Adversaries may attempt to exploit a weakness in an Internet-facing host or system to initially access a network.
attack.mitre.org →
T1059.001 PowerShell Execution
Adversaries may abuse PowerShell commands and scripts for execution.
attack.mitre.org →
T1059.003 Windows Command Shell Execution
Adversaries may abuse the Windows command shell for execution.
attack.mitre.org →
T1059.004 Unix Shell Execution
Adversaries may abuse Unix shell commands and scripts for execution.
attack.mitre.org →
T1059.008 Network Device CLI Execution
Adversaries may abuse scripting or built-in command line interpreters (CLI) on network devices to execute malicious command and payloads.
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Derived from this CVE’s CWE(s) via the direct CWE→ATT&CK cross-walk.

CVEs Like This One

CVE-2025-46117Same product: Commscope Ruckus C110
CVE-2025-46123Same product: Commscope Ruckus C110
CVE-2025-46116Same product: Commscope Ruckus C110
CVE-2025-46121Same product: Commscope Ruckus C110
CVE-2025-46120Same product: Commscope Ruckus C110
CVE-2025-46118Same product: Commscope Ruckus C110
CVE-2025-46119Same product: Commscope Ruckus C110
CVE-2025-44961Same product: Commscope Ruckus C110
CVE-2025-44960Same product: Commscope Ruckus C110
CVE-2024-53672Shared CWE-77

Affected Assets

ruckuswireless
ruckus unleashed
≤ 200.15.6.212.14 · 200.17 — 200.17.7.0.139
ruckuswireless
ruckus zonedirector
≤ 10.5.1.0.279

Mitigating Controls

Control response

Prevent
Stop it (NIST 800-53)

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Detect
Catch it (NIST detect / respond)

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Harden
Shrink the surface (DISA STIG)

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Validate
Prove the fix (OWASP ASVS)
  • V1.2.3
  • V1.2.5
  • V1.2.8
  • V1.2.9

Mitigating Controls (NIST 800-53 r5) AI

SA-11 Developer Testing and Evaluation good match

Developer testing and evaluation can discover command-construction flaws before deployment.

SI-10 Information Input Validation good match

Input validation directly stops construction of commands from untrusted data containing special elements.

SA-8 Security and Privacy Engineering Principles partial match

Secure engineering principles include proper neutralization and safe command construction practices.

Mitigating Controls (NIST CSF 2.0) AI

Derived directly from the weakness types (CWEs) cited in the NVD entry via our AI-authored CWE→CSF cross-walk (authority under review) — links open the control.

PR.PS-06 mostly match
prevents

Secure SDLC practices directly require input validation and neutralization that prevent command injection.

DE.CM-09 partial match
prevents

Runtime monitoring of software and data can detect anomalous command execution resulting from injection.

ID.RA-01 partial match
prevents

Identifying recorded vulnerabilities enables remediation of command-injection flaws before exploitation.

Mitigating Controls (ISO/IEC 27001:2022 Annex A) AI

Derived directly from the weakness types (CWEs) cited in the NVD entry via our AI-authored CWE→ISO cross-walk (authority under review) — links open the control.

A.8.28 Secure coding mostly match
prevents

Secure coding standards require proper escaping and parameterization of commands, directly eliminating CWE-77.

A.8.29 Security testing in development and acceptance mostly match
finds

Security testing in development catches command-injection vulnerabilities before release.

A.8.25 Secure development life cycle partial match
prevents

Secure development life cycle mandates input validation and command construction practices that directly prevent command injection.

A.8.26 Application security requirements partial match
prevents

Application security requirements explicitly call for controls against injection flaws including command injection.

A.8.27 Secure system architecture and engineering principles partial match
prevents

Secure architecture principles reduce the attack surface but do not prescribe the specific neutralization techniques needed.

A.8.31 Separation of development, test and production environments none match
none

Environment separation limits the blast radius of an exploited command injection but does not prevent the flaw itself.

References