CVE-2017-6223

Ruckus Wireless Zone Director Controller firmware releases ZD9.9.x, ZD9.10.x, ZD9.13.0.x less than 9.13.0.0.232 contain OS Command Injection vulnerabilities in the ping functionality that could allow local authenticated users to execute arbitrary privileged commands on the underlying operating system.

Published: 2017-10-13 Last update: 2026-05-13 Assigner: [email protected] Source: [email protected]
NVD Status：Modified，CVE State: published
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CVE-2017-6223 is rated Moderate Risk (63.4/100): CVSS High severity, with medium exploitation likelihood (EPSS 1.43%). Review affected assets and schedule remediation.

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Exploit prediction scoring system (EPSS) score for CVE-2017-6223

EPSS lead: Daily EPSS estimates relative likelihood of exploitation; percentile ranks this CVE among scored vulnerabilities (higher = more severe relative rank).

# Date Old EPSS score New EPSS score Delta (New - Old)
1 2025-11-08 1.24% 1.43% +0.19%
2 2025-04-29 1.30% 1.24% -0.07%
3 2025-03-30 — 1.30% —

Full EPSS history (9 records total)

Common vulnerability scoring system (CVSS) metrics for CVE-2017-6223

CVSS metrics for this CVE.

Base score Version Severity Vector Exploitability Impact Score source
8.8 3.0 HIGH
CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H Click to expand
Attack vector (AV:N)
Could be attacked over the internet or any normal routed network—not just someone sitting at the machine.
Attack complexity (AC:L)
Once they can reach the bug, pulling it off is straightforward—no weird race conditions or rare setup.
Privileges required (PR:N)
No account or special rights needed—anonymous or random user is enough.
User interaction (UI:R)
A real person has to do something—click, install, enable—otherwise it doesn’t land.
Scope (S:U)
Damage stays in the same “trust bubble” as the broken component—no big spill into unrelated systems.
Confidentiality (C:H)
Serious risk that confidential data gets exposed in a big way.
Integrity (I:H)
They could widely tamper with or forge data—trust in the data is badly hurt.
Availability (A:H)
Could take the service down hard or make it unusable for people who depend on it.
 2.8 5.9 [email protected]
9.3 2.0 HIGH
AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C Click to expand
Access vector (AV:N)
Can be exploited remotely over network reachability.
Access complexity (AC:M)
Exploitation needs some favorable conditions, but not exceptional ones.
Authentication (AU:N)
No authentication is required.
Confidentiality impact (C:C)
Complete confidentiality impact.
Integrity impact (I:C)
Complete integrity impact.
Availability impact (A:C)
Complete availability impact.
 8.6 10.0 [email protected]

Weakness enumeration for CVE-2017-6223

Affected software / configurations for CVE-2017-6223

Vendor Product Version Raw CPE
ruckus zonedirector_firmware zd9.9.0.0.205 cpe:2.3:o:ruckus:zonedirector_firmware:zd9.9.0.0.205:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
ruckus zonedirector_firmware zd9.9.0.0.212 cpe:2.3:o:ruckus:zonedirector_firmware:zd9.9.0.0.212:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
ruckus zonedirector_firmware zd9.9.0.0.216 cpe:2.3:o:ruckus:zonedirector_firmware:zd9.9.0.0.216:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
ruckus zonedirector_firmware zd9.10.0.0.218 cpe:2.3:o:ruckus:zonedirector_firmware:zd9.10.0.0.218:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
ruckus zonedirector_firmware zd9.13.0.0.103 cpe:2.3:o:ruckus:zonedirector_firmware:zd9.13.0.0.103:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
ruckus zonedirector_firmware zd9.13.0.0.209 cpe:2.3:o:ruckus:zonedirector_firmware:zd9.13.0.0.209:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

References for CVE-2017-6223

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