CVE-2025-44958
📋 TL;DR
RUCKUS Network Director (RND) versions before 4.5 store passwords in a recoverable format instead of using secure hashing. This vulnerability allows attackers with access to the system to potentially retrieve stored passwords, affecting organizations using vulnerable RND installations for network management.
💻 Affected Systems
- RUCKUS Network Director (RND)
📦 What is this software?
⚠️ Risk & Real-World Impact
Worst Case
Attackers gain administrative access to the entire network infrastructure managed by RND, enabling complete network compromise, data exfiltration, and lateral movement.
Likely Case
Attackers with existing access to the system extract stored credentials, potentially escalating privileges or accessing other network devices.
If Mitigated
With proper network segmentation and access controls, impact is limited to the RND system itself rather than the entire network.
🎯 Exploit Status
Exploitation requires some level of access to the RND system to access stored password data. No public exploit code is currently available.
🛠️ Fix & Mitigation
✅ Official Fix
Patch Version: RND 4.5 or later
Vendor Advisory: https://webresources.commscope.com/download/assets/FAQ+Security+Advisory%3A+ID+20250710/225f44ac3bd311f095821adcaa92e24e
Restart Required: No
Instructions:
1. Download RND version 4.5 or later from RUCKUS support portal. 2. Backup current configuration. 3. Apply the update through the RND web interface or CLI. 4. Verify successful upgrade and functionality.
🔧 Temporary Workarounds
Restrict Access to RND System
allLimit network access to RND management interface to authorized administrators only using firewall rules and network segmentation.
Implement Strong Authentication
allUse multi-factor authentication for RND administrative access and ensure strong, unique passwords are used for all accounts.
🧯 If You Can't Patch
- Implement strict network segmentation to isolate RND system from critical network segments
- Enable comprehensive logging and monitoring for unauthorized access attempts to RND
🔍 How to Verify
Check if Vulnerable:
Check RND version via web interface (System > About) or CLI command 'show version'. If version is below 4.5, system is vulnerable.Check Version:
show versionVerify Fix Applied:
After upgrading, verify version is 4.5 or higher and check that password storage mechanism has been updated to use secure hashing.📡 Detection & Monitoring
Log Indicators:
- Unauthorized access attempts to RND system
- Unusual authentication patterns
- Configuration changes to password storage
Network Indicators:
- Unexpected connections to RND management ports
- Traffic patterns suggesting credential extraction
SIEM Query:
source="RND" AND (event_type="authentication" OR event_type="configuration_change")