CVE-2025-44962 Path traversal in SmartZone

Medium 5.0 Published Updated

An attacker can exploit directory traversal in RUCKUS SmartZone to read arbitrary files from the server.

Exploited in the wild
Not known
Login needed
Any signed-in user
Attackable
Over the internet
Victim action needed
Not needed
Fix
None listed

What is CVE-2025-44962?

CVE-2025-44962 is a medium-severity path traversal vulnerability in RUCKUS SmartZone, published on 4 Aug 2025. Any signed-in user can exploit it over the network, with no action from the victim.

Official description

RUCKUS SmartZone (SZ) before 6.1.2p3 Refresh Build allows ../ directory traversal to read files.

Weakness: CWE-24

Which versions are affected by CVE-2025-44962?

It affects 2 products.

Products include Commscope Ruckus Network Director, Commscope Ruckus Smartzone Firmware.

How do I fix CVE-2025-44962?

No fix has been published for CVE-2025-44962 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.

Upgrade, and resolve every user-supplied path against an allowed base folder before opening it. More about Path traversal.

Is CVE-2025-44962 being exploited?

There is no known exploitation of CVE-2025-44962 in the wild and no public exploit code.

Sources

Also known as GHSA-cjx4-rqcr-jjmh.

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