# CVE-2025-44963: Hardcoded credentials in Network Director

> Attackers can spoof administrator JWTs using a hardcoded secret key to gain unauthorized administrative access to RUCKUS Network Director.

- **Severity:** Critical 9.0 (`CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:N/S:C/C:H/I:H/A:H`)
- **Exploited in the wild:** Not known
- **Login needed:** Not needed
- **Attackable:** Over the internet
- **Victim action needed:** Not needed
- **Fix available:** No
- **Published:** 4 Aug 2025
- **Updated:** 3 Nov 2025
- **Also known as:** GHSA-rvv9-grwc-5c44

## What is CVE-2025-44963?

CVE-2025-44963 is a critical vulnerability in RUCKUS Network Director, published on 4 Aug 2025. An attacker can exploit it over the internet without logging in, with no action from the victim.

### Official description

RUCKUS Network Director (RND) before 4.5 allows spoofing of an administrator JWT by an attacker who knows the hardcoded value of a certain secret key.

Weakness: CWE-321 (Use of Hard-coded Cryptographic Key)

## Which versions are affected by CVE-2025-44963?

It affects 1 product.


Products: Commscope Ruckus Network Director.

## How do I fix CVE-2025-44963?

No fix has been published for CVE-2025-44963 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.

## Is CVE-2025-44963 being exploited?

There is no known exploitation of CVE-2025-44963 in the wild and no public exploit code.

## Other vulnerabilities in RUCKUS Network Director

- [CVE-2025-44961](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2025-44961/): Command injection in SmartZone (critical 9.9)
- [CVE-2025-67304](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2025-67304/): Hardcoded credentials in n/a (critical 9.8)
- [CVE-2025-67305](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2025-67305/): Hardcoded credentials in n/a (critical 9.8)
- [CVE-2025-44955](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2025-44955/): Hardcoded credentials in Network Director (high 8.8)
- [CVE-2025-44957](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2025-44957/): Auth bypass in SmartZone (high 8.5)

## Fix prompt for AI coding agents

```text
Check this codebase for CVE-2025-44963 and fix it if it is affected.

What it is: CVE-2025-44963 is a critical vulnerability in RUCKUS Network Director, published on 4 Aug 2025. An attacker can exploit it over the internet without logging in, with no action from the victim.
Exploitation: There is no known exploitation of CVE-2025-44963 in the wild and no public exploit code.

Affected product: RUCKUS Network Director. No package-level version data is available, so check the vendor advisory linked from the reference page.

Task:
1. Search the dependency manifests and lockfiles (for example package.json, package-lock.json, requirements.txt, poetry.lock, uv.lock, pom.xml, build.gradle, go.mod, Cargo.lock, Gemfile.lock) and any Dockerfiles for the affected packages, including transitive dependencies.
2. If an affected version is in use, upgrade it to the fixed version for its release line with the project's package manager, so the lockfile is regenerated. Prefer the smallest upgrade that fixes it.
3. If there is no fix, or the upgrade would break the build, do not guess: explain the risk and the safest workaround instead.
4. Run the tests and summarise what changed and why.
5. If nothing in the project is affected, say so and change nothing.

Reference: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2025-44963/ (Markdown: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2025-44963/index.md)
```

## Sources

- CVE record: https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2025-44963
- NVD: https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2025-44963
- OSV: https://osv.dev/vulnerability/CVE-2025-44963

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From sbomify Insights: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2025-44963/
Summaries are generated and may contain mistakes; the official description above is the record.