Threats / Ruckus Wireless / CVE-2023-25717
CVE-2023-25717
· EUVD no mirror located
· GCVE no mirror located
Verified 2026-06-22
Ruckus Wireless Multiple Products vulnerability
Ruckus Wireless Access Point software contains a code injection vulnerability in web services that enables remote code execution when the web services component is enabled.
Verdict
Today item — known-exploited.
An unauthenticated attacker can execute arbitrary code on affected Ruckus access points by exploiting unsafe code evaluation in the web services component, potentially compromising network infrastructure and connected devices.
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Is it exploitable?
— the evidence, ranked above the scoreReported exploitation
39 independent public reports of in-the-wild exploitation are cataloged.Distinct reporting sources (vendor, incident response, government); open them for the underlying claims.
Exploited in the wild
Listed in the CISA Known Exploited Vulnerabilities catalog (added 2023-05-12).
Probability (EPSS)
EPSS 0.95107 — modeled likelihood of exploitation activity.EPSS is a daily-changing model output — open the source for today's value.
Severity / affected
Affected: Ruckus Wireless, Multiple Products. Confirm exact fixed builds in the vendor advisory.
Weakness (CWE)
Mapped to CWE-94 Code Injection — weakness family: Injection.CWE assignment from the public NVD record; the weakness class drives how the flaw is exploited.
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Who’s exploiting it?
— attribution turns risk into urgencyAttribution not established
No confirmed (advisory-backed) threat-actor attribution is established for this record. Absence of a named actor is not absence of compromise — see Coverage & confidence.
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Why it matters
— the attack path, told twice: adversary, then board1
Front door — unauthenticated access narrative 1
Attacker
I identify that web services are enabled on the target Ruckus access point.
Business
Network administrators may not have disabled unnecessary web services, leaving the attack surface exposed.
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Keys to the kingdom — privilege/identity takeover narrative 2
Attacker
I craft a malicious request that exploits code evaluation in the web services component to achieve remote code execution.
Business
The vulnerability allows complete compromise of the access point without authentication, enabling lateral movement into the network.
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Lateral reach — past segmentation narrative 3
Attacker
I gain persistent control of the access point and use it as a pivot point to attack other network infrastructure.
Business
Compromised access points can intercept traffic, deploy malware, or serve as staging points for broader network compromise.
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What to do
— defensible action- Remediate per the vendor advisory — confirm the fixed build for your version and verify exposure.1
Say it to the boardA vulnerability with this evidence profile is a defensible budget line, not a backlog ticket — fund the change against the proof above.
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