CVE-2025-69426: Ruckus vRIoT IoT Controller < 3.0.0.0 Hardcoded SSH Credentials RCE

Severity: critical (CVSS 10.0 v4.0)
Exploited in the wild: not listed in CISA KEV
EPSS: 0.4% probability of exploitation in the next 30 days
Public exploit or detection template: none known
Published: 2026-01-09 · updated 2026-06-17
Weakness: CWE-732

Description

The Ruckus vRIoT IoT Controller firmware versions prior to 3.0.0.0 (GA) contain hardcoded credentials for an operating system user account within an initialization script. The SSH service is network-accessible without IP-based restrictions. Although the configuration disables SCP and pseudo-TTY allocation, an attacker can authenticate using the hardcoded credentials and establish SSH local port forwarding to access the Docker socket. By mounting the host filesystem via Docker, an attacker can escape the container and execute arbitrary OS commands as root on the underlying vRIoT controller, resulting in complete system compromise.

Affected products

RUCKUS Networks vRIoT IOT Controller: from 2.3.0.0 (GA) before 3.0.0.0 (GA); from 2.3.1.0 (MR) before 3.0.0.0 (GA); from 2.4.0.0 (GA) before 3.0.0.0 (GA) — fixed in 3.0.0.0 (GA)

How to fix

Upgrade to a fixed version: RUCKUS Networks vRIoT IOT Controller 3.0.0.0 (GA). Check the vendor advisory for mitigations.

References

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