Ruckus Virtual SmartZone/Network Director SSH default key

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Summaryinfo

A vulnerability was found in Ruckus Virtual SmartZone and Network Director. It has been classified as critical. Affected by this issue is some unknown functionality of the component SSH. This manipulation causes default key. This vulnerability appears as CVE-2025-44954. The attack may be initiated remotely. There is no available exploit.

Detailsinfo

A vulnerability was found in Ruckus Virtual SmartZone and Network Director (unknown version). It has been declared as critical. Affected by this vulnerability is an unknown code block of the component SSH. The manipulation with an unknown input leads to a default key vulnerability. The CWE definition for the vulnerability is CWE-1394. The product uses a default cryptographic key for potentially critical functionality. As an impact it is known to affect confidentiality, integrity, and availability. The summary by CVE is:

RUCKUS SmartZone (SZ) before 6.1.2p3 Refresh Build has a hardcoded SSH private key for a root-equivalent user account.

It is possible to read the advisory at kb.cert.org. This vulnerability is known as CVE-2025-44954. The exploitation appears to be difficult. The attack can be launched remotely. The exploitation doesn't need any form of authentication. The technical details are unknown and an exploit is not publicly available. The pricing for an exploit might be around USD $0-$5k at the moment (estimation calculated on 08/05/2025).

There is no information about possible countermeasures known. It may be suggested to replace the affected object with an alternative product.

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VulDB Meta Base Score: 8.5
VulDB Meta Temp Score: 8.5

VulDB Base Score: 8.1
VulDB Temp Score: 8.1
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Exploitinginfo

Class: Default key
CWE: CWE-1394
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Physical: No
Local: No
Remote: Yes

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Status: Not defined

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Countermeasuresinfo

Recommended: no mitigation known
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Timelineinfo

07/10/2025 Advisory disclosed
07/10/2025 +0 days VulDB entry created
08/05/2025 +26 days VulDB entry last update

Sourcesinfo

Advisory: kb.cert.org
Status: Not defined

CVE: CVE-2025-44954 (🔒)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2025-44954
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-315943

Entryinfo

Created: 07/10/2025 10:26
Updated: 08/05/2025 05:44
Changes: 07/10/2025 10:26 (48), 08/05/2025 05:44 (12)
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Cache ID: 216::103

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