Security readout for executives and security teams
Plain-English summary
This vulnerability lets a remote attacker alter radio region settings on listed Ruckus access points and controllers, potentially enabling unauthorized frequencies and higher output power. The business risk is compliance exposure, wireless instability, and unauthorized configuration changes, not data theft based on the provided CVSS impact.
Executive priority
Prioritize remediation for externally reachable or shared-management Ruckus deployments. The issue can affect regulatory compliance and wireless service integrity, and the CVSS score is high, but provided sources do not prove active exploitation.
Technical view
CVE-2020-22662 is described as CWE-77 command injection affecting specified Ruckus AP, SmartZone, SmartCell Gateway, vSZ, and ZoneDirector releases. The reported impact is unauthorized region-code changes, hidden region unlocking through the web GUI, and excessive SSID interface creation per radio.
Likely exposure
Exposure is most relevant where affected Ruckus management interfaces are reachable by untrusted networks. The CVSS vector says network-accessible, low complexity, no privileges, and no user interaction, but the source bundle does not confirm internet-wide exposure.
Exploitation context
The source bundle does not show CISA KEV listing or confirmed active exploitation. Public references include a vendor bulletin and third-party disclosure. Treat exploit status as unconfirmed from the provided evidence.
Researcher notes
The CVE record reports command injection and integrity impact only, with CVSS 7.5. Affected product metadata is incomplete in structured fields, so rely on the narrative version list and verify against Ruckus bulletin 302.
Mitigation direction
- Upgrade SCG200, SZ-100, SZ300, and vSZ to 3.6.2.0.795 or later where applicable.
- Check Ruckus bulletin 302 for fixed releases for AP and ZoneDirector models.
- Restrict Ruckus management web GUI access to trusted administrative networks.
- Review wireless regulatory settings for unauthorized region, frequency, power, or SSID count changes.
Validation and detection
- Inventory Ruckus R310, R500, R600, T300, T301n, T301s, SCG, SZ, vSZ, and ZoneDirector assets.
- Compare firmware versions against the affected versions listed in the CVE description.
- Confirm management interfaces are not exposed to untrusted networks.
- Review configuration history for unexpected region-code, transmit-power, or WLAN interface changes.
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- High
- CVSS
- 7.5 (3.1)
- Known Exploited
- No
- Published
Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:H/A:N
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CVSS vector scores
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CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:H/A:N3.93.6Primary CVE scoreVulnerability scoring details
Base CVSS 3.1 score
7.5HighVector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:H/A:N
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Improper Neutralization of Special Elements used in a Command ('Command Injection')
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