Attack ChainAIDerived
Hypothetical attack flow derived from CVE metadata – not a confirmed exploit chain
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AccessObtain admin access to Cloud Management
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DeliverySubmit crafted url to set_cloud_serverUrl.cgi
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ExploitStore XSS payload in device config
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ExecutionVictim operator loads affected page
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ImpactScript executes in browser session
Vulnerability Assessment
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CWE
OWASP Top 10:2025
A05:2025 - Injection
ASVS 5.0
V1 - Encoding and Sanitization Output encoding, context-aware escaping
MITRE ATT&CK
2 techniques across 2 tactics: Initial Access, Execution The technique list with ATT&CK links and the kill-chain view is part of the Basic plan and up. |
| Exploitation Conditions | Exploitation requires authenticated high-privilege (administrative) access to the device's Cloud Management interface in order to manipulate the 'url' argument of set_cloud_serverUrl.cgi (PR:H), and additionally requires a victim to interact with the resulting page (UI:P) for the injected script to execute. This affects the listed Ruijie models (RG-ES205GC, RG-ES206GC-P, RG-ES208GC, RG-ES210GC-LP, RG-ES210GS-P) on firmware ESW_1.0(1)B1P48. The requirement for existing admin credentials is the primary limiting factor and substantially narrows realistic exploitation; no fixed version or vendor mitigation is available because the vendor did not respond to the disclosure. |
| Impact | This is a genuinely low-priority issue, and the signals are consistent in saying so. The vendor CVSS 4.0 base score is 1.9, driven by PR:H (attacker must already hold high-privilege/administrative access to the device), UI:P (a victim must interact), and an impact limited to VI:L (low integrity) with no confidentiality or availability impact (VC:N/VA:N). The vuln.today decision label is 'monitor' - not act_now or emergency - which matches the low score. It is NOT in CISA KEV (no active-exploitation signal), and no EPSS probability was supplied, so there is no quantitative widespread-exploitation estimate to weigh. A public PoC reference exists on GitHub but the input marks it as 'reference only, not verified as working exploit code,' so it should not be treated as a confirmed weaponized exploit. The dominant mitigating factor is PR:H: because exploitation requires existing administrative access to the Cloud Management interface, the realistic additional risk over an already-compromised admin is small. The main caveat is source breadth - this is sourced from a single reporter (VulDB) with no vendor corroboration, so affected-version and impact details are not independently confirmed. |
| Exploit ScenarioDerived | An attacker who already has high-privilege access to the device's Cloud Management interface submits a crafted value in the 'url' argument of set_cloud_serverUrl.cgi, injecting script that is later rendered in an administrative page. When another operator views the affected page, the script executes in their browser session. A public PoC reference exists but is not verified as working exploit code. |
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Alert meAnalysisAIv1 – Nov 01, 2026
Cross-site scripting in the Cloud Management web interface of Ruijie RG-ES series switches (RG-ES205GC, RG-ES206GC-P, RG-ES208GC, RG-ES210GC-LP and RG-ES210GS-P running firmware ESW_1.0(1)B1P48) lets an administrator who already holds high-privilege access inject script through the 'url' argument of set_cloud_serverUrl.cgi, with the payload running in a victim's browser only after that victim interacts with the resulting page. Scoring reflects that constraint: CVSS 4.0 rates it 1.9 with PR:H and UI:P, and the independent assessment lands on CVSS 3.1 AV:N/AC:L/PR:H/UI:R/S:C/C:N/I:L/A:N, meaning the realistic ceiling is limited integrity impact on page content rather than credential theft or device takeover. A public PoC reference exists in a GitHub repository, but it is not verified as working exploit code; there is no KEV listing and the current decision label is monitor.
RemediationAI
No vendor-released patch identified at time of analysis: Ruijie did not respond to the disclosure, so there is no fixed firmware version, no advisory, and no vendor-supplied workaround to apply, and the VulDB entries (https://vuldb.com/vuln/429601 and https://vuldb.com/vuln/429601/cti) should be monitored for any later vendor response. Because the vulnerable path is the administrative Cloud Management CGI, the practical compensating controls are deployment-level: restrict reachability of the switch's web management interface, including set_cloud_serverUrl.cgi, to a dedicated management VLAN or a small set of trusted administrator hosts, accepting that this removes remote and cloud-based administration convenience; avoid opening untrusted links or pasting attacker-supplied URLs while an authenticated management session to the switch is active, which reduces the interaction path the vector requires but depends entirely on operator discipline; and, where cloud management is not in use, disable the Cloud Management feature so the set_cloud_serverUrl.cgi configuration surface is not exposed, with the trade-off that the device can no longer be managed through the cloud platform. Since exploitation requires pre-existing high-privilege credentials, tightening who holds administrative accounts on these switches limits the attacker pool more than any code-level mitigation currently available.
Affected VersionsENISA
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Technical ContextAI · show details
The affected component is the switch's embedded Cloud Management functionality, which stores or processes the cloud platform server address an administrator configures on the device. The vulnerable entry point is the CGI handler set_cloud_serverUrl.cgi, where the 'url' argument is passed to an unspecified function without adequate output encoding or input sanitization, a CWE-79 cross-site scripting condition. The publicly available material does not describe the exact sink or whether the payload is reflected immediately, stored and rendered later, or triggered from a separate administrative view, so the precise trigger path is not described in the available sources; what is confirmed is that the flaw sits in the Cloud Management parameter handling and that both the attacker (PR:H) and the victim (UI:P/UI:R) require a privileged, interactive administrative context. Scope change is asserted in the CVSS 3.1 assessment (S:C), consistent with script executing in the administrative browser session rather than solely within the CGI's own security context, but confidentiality and availability impacts are rated none, and the only scored impact is a low integrity effect.
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CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:H/UI:P/VC:N/VI:L/VA:N/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N/E:P
Remote network vector with low complexity, but requires admin access to the Cloud Management config (PR:H) and victim interaction (UI:R); XSS crosses into the browser context (S:C) with low integrity impact and no confidentiality/availability impact.
Primary rating from Vendor (VulDB).
CVSS VectorVendor: VulDB
Lifecycle Timeline
3DescriptionCVE.org
A security flaw has been discovered in Ruijie RG-ES205GC, RG-ES206GC-P, RG-ES208GC, RG-ES210GC-LP and RG-ES210GS-P ESW_1.0(1)B1P48. The affected element is an unknown function of the file set_cloud_serverUrl.cgi of the component Cloud Management. The manipulation of the argument url results in cross site scripting. It is possible to launch the attack remotely. The exploit has been released to the public and may be used for attacks. The vendor was contacted early about this disclosure but did not respond in any way.
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SSVC AssessmentENISA
Priority Score
Attack Technique
Cross-Site Scripting occurs when an application accepts untrusted data and sends it to a web browser without proper validation or encoding.
EUVD-2026-114884
GHSA-7mq6-x8qc-4qch
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