# CVE-2025-67305: In RUCKUS Network Director (RND) \< 4.5.0.56, the OVA appliance contains hardcoded SSH keys for the postgres user.

- Severity: CVSS 9.8 (Critical), CISA-ADP
- Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
- CISA SSVC: exploitation=poc, automatable=no, technicalImpact=partial
- Known exploited (CISA KEV): no
- Published: 2026-02-19 · Updated: 2026-02-23

## Affected

- n/a: version range not reported

## Description

In RUCKUS Network Director (RND) < 4.5.0.56, the OVA appliance contains hardcoded SSH keys for the postgres user. These keys are identical across all deployments, allowing an attacker with network access to authenticate via SSH without a password. Once authenticated, the attacker can access the PostgreSQL database with superuser privileges, create administrative users for the web interface, and potentially escalate privileges further.

## What to do

- Check your stack: if you ship or depend on n/a, no fixed version is listed yet; follow the vendor advisory per the references below.
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## Related

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## References

- https://webresources.commscope.com/download/assets/RUCKUS+Network+Director%3A+Critical+Security+Bypass+Vulnerability+Leading+to+Remote+Code+Execution+and/3adeb3acb69211f08a46b6532db37357
- https://github.com/marlinkcyber/advisories/blob/main/advisories/MCSAID-2025-012-ruckus-nd-hardcoded-ssh-keys-rce.md

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