Privilege escalation in Commscope Ruckus C110
CVE-2025-46116
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.
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CVSS v3 metric
CVSS v3 base score 8.8 (High). Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H.
EPSS exploit prediction
EPSS: 0.005 (41.4th percentile), scored .
Very low probability of exploitation in the next 30 days; routine patching cadence is appropriate. 41st percentile — 41.4% of CVEs in the catalogue have a lower EPSS than this one. How to read EPSS.
EPSS over last 30 days · oldest: 0.005 · newest: 0.005 · change: +0.000
Affected products
Weakness classification (CWE)
References
- support.ruckuswireless.com/security_bulletins/330 (Product)
- sector7.computest.nl/post/2025-07-ruckus-unleashed/ (Exploit, Third Party Advisory)
Frequently asked questions
- What is CVE-2025-46116?
- CVE-2025-46116 is a high-severity vulnerability in Commscope Ruckus C110, classified under CWE-250. CVSS score: 8.8/10. Published 2025-07-21.
- How severe is CVE-2025-46116?
- High severity. CVSS v3 base score is 8.8 out of 10.