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CVE-2018-11036


Ruckus SmartZone (formerly Virtual SmartCell Gateway or vSCG) 3.5.0, 3.5.1, 3.6.0, and 3.6.1 (Essentials and High Scale) on vSZ, SZ-100, SZ-300, and SCG-200 devices allows remote attackers to obtain sensitive information or modify data.


Security Impact Summary

This vulnerability carries a CRITICAL severity rating with a CVSS v3.1 score of 9.1, indicating it can be exploited remotely over the network with relatively low complexity without requiring user interaction and does not require pre-existing privileges . The vulnerability impacts confidentiality (data exposure), integrity (unauthorized modifications), for affected systems. Impacting 8 products from ruckuswireless, from ruckuswireless, from ruckuswireless and 5 others, organizations running these solutions should prioritize assessment and patching.

Historical Context

First disclosed in 2018, this vulnerability was reported during a period defined by widespread IoT adoption challenges, mobile security concerns, and the emergence of advanced persistent threat (APT) techniques. Contemporary mitigation strategies focused on secure development practices and third-party component vetting.


Published

2018-05-31T12:29:00.220

Last Modified

2024-11-21T03:42:32.317

Status

Modified

Source

[email protected]

Severity

CVSSv3.0: 9.1 (CRITICAL)

CVSSv2 Vector

AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:N

  • Access Vector: NETWORK
  • Access Complexity: LOW
  • Authentication: NONE
  • Confidentiality Impact: PARTIAL
  • Integrity Impact: PARTIAL
  • Availability Impact: NONE
Exploitability Score

10.0

Impact Score

4.9

Weaknesses
  • Type: Primary
    CWE-200

Affected Vendors & Products
Type Vendor Product Version/Range Vulnerable?
Operating System ruckuswireless vsz_firmware 3.5.0 Yes
Operating System ruckuswireless vsz_firmware 3.5.1 Yes
Operating System ruckuswireless vsz_firmware 3.6.0 Yes
Operating System ruckuswireless vsz_firmware 3.6.1 Yes
Hardware ruckuswireless vsz - No
Operating System ruckuswireless scg-200_firmware 3.5.0 Yes
Operating System ruckuswireless scg-200_firmware 3.5.1 Yes
Operating System ruckuswireless scg-200_firmware 3.6.0 Yes
Operating System ruckuswireless scg-200_firmware 3.6.1 Yes
Hardware ruckuswireless scg-200 - No
Operating System ruckuswireless sz-300_firmware 3.5.0 Yes
Operating System ruckuswireless sz-300_firmware 3.5.1 Yes
Operating System ruckuswireless sz-300_firmware 3.6.0 Yes
Operating System ruckuswireless sz-300_firmware 3.6.1 Yes
Hardware ruckuswireless sz-300 - No
Operating System ruckuswireless sz-100_firmware 3.5.0 Yes
Operating System ruckuswireless sz-100_firmware 3.5.1 Yes
Operating System ruckuswireless sz-100_firmware 3.6.0 Yes
Operating System ruckuswireless sz-100_firmware 3.6.1 Yes
Hardware ruckuswireless sz-100 - No

References

How SecUtils Interprets This CVE

SecUtils normalizes and enriches National Vulnerability Database (NVD) records by standardizing vendor and product identifiers, aggregating vulnerability metadata from both NVD and MITRE sources, and providing structured context for security teams. For ruckuswireless's affected products, we extract Common Platform Enumeration (CPE) data, Common Weakness Enumeration (CWE) classifications, CVSS severity metrics, and reference data to enable rapid vulnerability prioritization and asset correlation. This record contains no exploit code, proof-of-concept instructions, or attack methodologies—only defensive intelligence necessary for patch management, risk assessment, and security operations.