CVE-2021-4474 (GCVE-0-2021-4474)
Vulnerability from cvelistv5
Published
2026-03-26 19:28
Modified
2026-03-26 19:57
Severity ?
6.9 (Medium) - CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:H/UI:N/VC:H/VI:N/VA:N/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N
4.9 (Medium) - CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:H/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N
CWE
  • CWE-552 - Files or Directories Accessible to External Parties
Summary
Ruckus Access Point products contain an arbitrary file read vulnerability in the command-line interface that allows authenticated remote attackers with administrative privileges to read arbitrary files from the underlying filesystem. Attackers can exploit this vulnerability to access sensitive information including configuration files, credentials, and system data stored on the device.
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Impacted products
Vendor Product Version
Ruckus Wireless RUCKUS Access Point Version: 0   ≤
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