Ruckus Network Director
CVE-2025-44962
MEDIUM
Vulnerability Assessment
| Weakness |
CWE
OWASP Top 10:2025
A01:2025 - Broken Access Control
ASVS 5.0
V5 - File Handling Path traversal prevention
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| Impact | CVSS score of 5.0 (MEDIUM). Attack characteristics: network attack vector, low complexity, low privileges required, no user interaction not required. EPSS exploitation probability: 0.04%. |
| Exploit ScenarioDerived | This vulnerability can be exploited remotely over the network. Successful exploitation could compromise the medium-severity affected system. |
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Alert meAnalysisAIv1 – Mar 28, 2026
RUCKUS SmartZone (SZ) before 6.1.2p3 Refresh Build allows ../ directory traversal to read files. Rated medium severity (CVSS 5.0), this vulnerability is remotely exploitable, low attack complexity. No vendor patch available.
RemediationAI
No vendor patch is available at time of analysis. Monitor vendor advisories for updates. Apply vendor patches when available. Implement network segmentation and monitoring as interim mitigations.
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This vulnerability is classified under CWE-24. RUCKUS SmartZone (SZ) before 6.1.2p3 Refresh Build allows ../ directory traversal to read files. Affected products include: Commscope Ruckus Smartzone Firmware, Commscope Ruckus Network Director. Version information: before 6.1.2.
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AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:C/C:L/I:N/A:N
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CVSS VectorNVD
DescriptionCVE.org
RUCKUS SmartZone (SZ) before 6.1.2p3 Refresh Build allows ../ directory traversal to read files.
Executive ViewAI
CVE-2025-44962 presents moderate security risk rated CVSS 5.0. Exploitation could compromise the security of affected deployments. Organizations should apply vendor updates when available and monitor for exploitation.
Apply vendor patch. If patching is delayed: restrict network access and enable monitoring.
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Attack Technique
Path traversal exploits occur when applications use user-controlled input to construct file system paths without proper validation.
Affected Products (CPE)CVE.org
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