CVE-2025-44958

Stored-password disclosure via hardcoded weak encryption key

Published Aug 4, 2025 · Updated Nov 3, 2025

Recoverable password storage in RUCKUS Network Director before 4.5 allows local users with high privileges to disclose stored passwords. Network Director encrypts passwords with a hardcoded weak secret key and can return the stored values in plaintext. Exploitation requires high-privileged local access or prior server compromise and exposes every password protected by that key.

CVSS severity5.3
Medium
EPSS probability0.35%
Next 30 days · Sep 16, 2026
Known exploitationUnconfirmed
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Summary

What happened

Recoverable password storage in RUCKUS Network Director before 4.5 allows local users with high privileges to disclose stored passwords. Network Director encrypts passwords with a hardcoded weak secret key and can return the stored values in plaintext. Exploitation requires high-privileged local access or prior server compromise and exposes every password protected by that key.

The record

CVE
CVE-2025-44958
Published
Aug 4, 2025
Updated
Nov 3, 2025
Vendor
RUCKUS Networks
Product
Network Director
Classifications
CWE-257, T1555
Attack vector
local
Privileges
admin

Timeline

How it unfolded

  1. Aug 4, 2025CVE publishedPublication date reported by the CVE source.
  2. Nov 3, 2025Record updatedLatest update available in the CVE record.

Exploitability

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  1. Affected versionversion=0 <4.5

What conditions does exploitation require?

Attack vectorlocal
Required privilegesadmin

What is affected?

RUCKUS Networks · Network Directorversion=0 <4.5

Published CVSS scores

5.3MITRECVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:H/PR:H/UI:N/S:C/C:H/I:N/A:N
7.5NIST NVDCVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N

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Attacks

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Sep 10, 2026Sep 16, 2026
Latest reporting daySep 16, 2026
Latest daily unique IPsUnavailable
Prior 30-day averageUnavailable
SourceShadowserver honeypots (KEV)
Vectorlocal
Privilegesadmin
Known exploitationUnconfirmed
Public exploitUnconfirmed

Weakness, pattern, technique

CWE-257Storing Passwords in a Recoverable Format
T1555Credentials from Password Stores

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