{"id":63186,"date":"2025-08-09T04:31:41","date_gmt":"2025-08-09T04:31:41","guid":{"rendered":""},"modified":"2025-09-28T06:48:29","modified_gmt":"2025-09-28T12:48:29","slug":"cve-2025-44961-os-command-injection-vulnerability-in-ruckus-smartzone-prior-to-6-1-2p3-refresh-build","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.ameeba.com\/blog\/cve-2025-44961-os-command-injection-vulnerability-in-ruckus-smartzone-prior-to-6-1-2p3-refresh-build\/","title":{"rendered":"<strong>CVE-2025-44961: OS Command Injection Vulnerability in RUCKUS SmartZone Prior to 6.1.2p3 Refresh Build<\/strong>"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><strong>Overview<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>In this post, we will be delving into the details of a high severity vulnerability, CVE-2025-44961, that affects RUCKUS SmartZone (SZ) versions before the 6.1.2p3 Refresh Build. This vulnerability allows authenticated users to perform an OS command injection via an IP address field. The consequences of successful exploitation could lead to a potential system compromise or data leakage, making this <a href=\"https:\/\/www.ameeba.com\/blog\/cve-2024-25178-critical-luajit-vulnerability-puts-systems-at-risk-of-compromise\/\"  data-wpil-monitor-id=\"70615\">vulnerability a significant risk<\/a> to any organization using the affected versions of RUCKUS SmartZone.<br \/>\nThis vulnerability is particularly concerning due to the widespread usage of <a href=\"https:\/\/www.ameeba.com\/blog\/cve-2025-44960-ruckus-smartzone-os-command-injection-vulnerability\/\"  data-wpil-monitor-id=\"73739\">RUCKUS SmartZone<\/a> in managing Wi-Fi networks. As such, successful exploitation could have far-reaching implications for both network <a href=\"https:\/\/www.ameeba.com\/blog\/cve-2024-46917-critical-integrity-validation-vulnerability-in-diebold-nixdorf-vynamic-security-suite\/\"  data-wpil-monitor-id=\"86102\">integrity and data security<\/a> within affected organizations.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Vulnerability Summary<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>CVE ID: CVE-2025-44961<br \/>\nSeverity: Critical (CVSS score 9.9)<br \/>\nAttack Vector: Network<br \/>\nPrivileges Required: Low<br \/>\nUser Interaction: Required<br \/>\nImpact: <a href=\"https:\/\/www.ameeba.com\/blog\/cve-2025-46334-critical-vulnerability-in-git-gui-enables-potential-system-compromise\/\"  data-wpil-monitor-id=\"70757\">Potential system<\/a> compromise or data leakage<\/p>\n<p><strong>Affected Products<\/strong><\/p><div id=\"ameeb-435712606\" class=\"ameeb-content-2 ameeb-entity-placement\"><div style=\"border-left: 4px solid #555; padding-left: 20px; margin: 48px 0; font-family: Roboto, sans-serif; color: #ffffff; line-height: 1.6; max-width: 720px;\">\r\n  <h2 style=\"margin-top: 0; font-size: 22px; font-weight: 600; display: flex; align-items: center; letter-spacing: -0.02em;\">\r\n    <a href=\"https:\/\/www.ameeba.com\/chat\" style=\"display: inline-flex; align-items: center; margin-right: 10px;\">\r\n      <img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.ameeba.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/Best-App-icon-Ameeba.png\" alt=\"Ameeba Chat Icon\" style=\"width: 42px; height: 42px;\" \/>\r\n    <\/a>\r\n    Share secrets securely\r\n  <\/h2>\r\n\r\n  <p style=\"margin-bottom: 14px; color: #d1d5db;\">\r\n    Ameeba is private infrastructure for communication and sensitive work built on encrypted identity instead of exposed corporate identity systems.\r\n  <\/p>\r\n\r\n  <p style=\"margin-bottom: 18px; color: #a1a1aa;\">\r\n    Passwords, credentials, confidential files, screenshots, internal discussions, sensitive AI context, and private coordination should not become exposed across ordinary communication platforms.\r\n  <\/p>\r\n\r\n  <ul style=\"list-style: none; padding-left: 0; margin-bottom: 24px; color: #e4e4e7;\">\r\n    <li style=\"margin-bottom: 8px;\">\u2022 Encrypted identity<\/li>\r\n    <li style=\"margin-bottom: 8px;\">\u2022 Private Spaces for organizations and teams<\/li>\r\n    <li style=\"margin-bottom: 8px;\">\u2022 End-to-end encrypted chat, calls, files, and notes<\/li>\r\n    <li style=\"margin-bottom: 8px;\">\u2022 Sensitive AI work and protected collaboration<\/li>\r\n    <li>\u2022 Built for information that cannot leak<\/li>\r\n  <\/ul>\r\n\r\n  <p style=\"font-style: italic; font-weight: 600; margin-bottom: 24px; color: #ffffff;\">\r\n    Our mission is to secure human work alongside AI.\r\n  <\/p>\r\n\r\n  <div style=\"display: flex; flex-wrap: wrap; gap: 12px;\">\r\n    <a href=\"https:\/\/www.ameeba.com\/chat\/download\" style=\"background-color: #ffffff; color: #000000; padding: 10px 20px; text-decoration: none; border-radius: 8px; font-weight: 500;\">\r\n      Download Ameeba\r\n    <\/a>\r\n\r\n    <a href=\"https:\/\/www.ameeba.com\/chat\" style=\"border: 1px solid #ffffff; color: #ffffff; padding: 10px 20px; text-decoration: none; border-radius: 8px; font-weight: 500;\">\r\n      Learn More\r\n    <\/a>\r\n  <\/div>\r\n<\/div><\/div>\n<p>Product | Affected Versions<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.ameeba.com\/blog\/cve-2025-44954-critical-vulnerability-in-ruckus-smartzone-due-to-hardcoded-ssh-private-key\/\"  data-wpil-monitor-id=\"73977\">RUCKUS SmartZone<\/a> | Before 6.1.2p3 Refresh Build<\/p>\n<p><strong>How the Exploit Works<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>The <a href=\"https:\/\/www.ameeba.com\/blog\/cve-2025-8264-sql-injection-vulnerability-in-z-push-imap-backend\/\"  data-wpil-monitor-id=\"70620\">vulnerability is an OS command injection<\/a> flaw. It occurs when an <a href=\"https:\/\/www.ameeba.com\/blog\/cve-2025-36594-critical-authentication-bypass-vulnerability-in-dell-powerprotect-data-domain\/\"  data-wpil-monitor-id=\"76769\">authenticated user can input malicious data<\/a> into an IP address field. The software fails to adequately sanitize the user input, which can then be processed by the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.ameeba.com\/blog\/cve-2025-3499-unauthenticated-rest-apis-expose-system-to-os-command-injection-attacks\/\"  data-wpil-monitor-id=\"77642\">system as an OS command<\/a>. This could <a href=\"https:\/\/www.ameeba.com\/blog\/cve-2025-53024-high-risk-oracle-vm-virtualbox-vulnerability-allows-system-takeover\/\"  data-wpil-monitor-id=\"70756\">allow an attacker to execute arbitrary commands on the system<\/a>, leading to potential system compromise or data leakage.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Conceptual Example Code<\/strong><\/p><div id=\"ameeb-2121771432\" class=\"ameeb-content ameeb-entity-placement\"><div class=\"poptin-embedded\" data-id=\"f6b387694f681\"><\/div>\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n<\/div>\n<p>Here is a conceptual example of how the vulnerability might be exploited:<\/p>\n<pre><code class=\"\" data-line=\"\">POST \/ruckus\/sz HTTP\/1.1\nHost: target.example.com\nContent-Type: application\/json\nAuthorization: Bearer &lt;token&gt;\n{ &quot;ip_address&quot;: &quot;; rm -rf \/&quot; }<\/code><\/pre>\n<p>In this example, the user provides an IP address that includes a common Unix command (`rm -rf \/`) which, if executed, would <a href=\"https:\/\/www.ameeba.com\/blog\/cve-2025-7778-arbitrary-file-deletion-vulnerability-in-icons-factory-plugin-for-wordpress\/\"  data-wpil-monitor-id=\"79657\">delete all files<\/a> on the system. This is a simple example to illustrate the potential <a href=\"https:\/\/www.ameeba.com\/blog\/cve-2025-4421-high-severity-vulnerability-discovered-in-lenovo-developed-code\/\"  data-wpil-monitor-id=\"70614\">severity of this vulnerability<\/a>. Actual <a href=\"https:\/\/www.ameeba.com\/blog\/cve-2024-7457-macos-authorization-model-exploit-leading-to-potential-mitm-attacks\/\"  data-wpil-monitor-id=\"80121\">exploitation attempts would likely be more sophisticated and potentially<\/a> more destructive.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Recommended Mitigation<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>To mitigate this vulnerability, it is strongly recommended that users immediately apply the vendor&#8217;s patch. If not immediately feasible, using a Web Application Firewall (WAF) or an Intrusion Detection System (IDS) can serve as a temporary mitigation against potential attacks. However, these measures should be seen as a stopgap while the vendor patch is applied.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Overview In this post, we will be delving into the details of a high severity vulnerability, CVE-2025-44961, that affects RUCKUS SmartZone (SZ) versions before the 6.1.2p3 Refresh Build. This vulnerability allows authenticated users to perform an OS command injection via an IP address field. The consequences of successful exploitation could lead to a potential system [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"om_disable_all_campaigns":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[1],"tags":[],"vendor":[],"product":[],"attack_vector":[78],"asset_type":[],"severity":[],"exploit_status":[],"class_list":["post-63186","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-uncategorized","attack_vector-injection"],"aioseo_notices":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.ameeba.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/63186","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.ameeba.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.ameeba.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.ameeba.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.ameeba.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=63186"}],"version-history":[{"count":10,"href":"https:\/\/www.ameeba.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/63186\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":78894,"href":"https:\/\/www.ameeba.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/63186\/revisions\/78894"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.ameeba.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=63186"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.ameeba.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=63186"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.ameeba.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=63186"},{"taxonomy":"vendor","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.ameeba.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/vendor?post=63186"},{"taxonomy":"product","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.ameeba.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/product?post=63186"},{"taxonomy":"attack_vector","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.ameeba.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/attack_vector?post=63186"},{"taxonomy":"asset_type","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.ameeba.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/asset_type?post=63186"},{"taxonomy":"severity","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.ameeba.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/severity?post=63186"},{"taxonomy":"exploit_status","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.ameeba.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/exploit_status?post=63186"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}