Is CVE-2025-46116 actively exploited?

CVE-2025-46116 has no public evidence of in-the-wild exploitation as of 2025-08-05.

What is the CVSS score for CVE-2025-46116?

CVE-2025-46116 has a CVSS score of 8.8 (HIGH severity). Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H.

How do I patch CVE-2025-46116?

Patch guidance is available from ruckuswireless security advisories. CVEDatabase generates AI-assisted remediation guidance on demand for CVE-2025-46116.

Fix CVE-2025-46116 - HIGH ruckuswireless ruckus unleashed

Q: Which products are affected by CVE-2025-46116?

3 products: ruckuswireless ruckus unleashed, ruckuswireless ruckus unleashed, ruckuswireless ruckus zonedirector.

Description

An issue was discovered in CommScope Ruckus Unleashed prior to 200.15.6.212.14 and 200.17.7.0.139, and in Ruckus ZoneDirector prior to 10.5.1.0.279, where an authenticated attacker can disable the passphrase requirement for a hidden CLI command `!v54!` via a management API call and then invoke it to escape the restricted shell and obtain a root shell on the controller.

CVSS Metrics

Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
Attack Vector: network
Complexity: low
Privileges: low
User Action: none
Scope: unchanged
Confidentiality: high
Integrity: high
Availability: high
Weaknesses: CWE-250 CWE-269 · Improper Privilege Management

Metadata

Primary Vendor: RUCKUSWIRELESS
Published: 7/21/2025
Last Modified: 8/5/2025
Source: NIST NVD
Note: Verify all details with official vendor sources before applying patches.

Affected Products

ruckuswireless : ruckus_unleashedruckuswireless : ruckus_unleashedruckuswireless : ruckus_zonedirector

Remediation Guidance

Executive Summary

View on NIST NVD