Improper Verification of Cryptographic Signature in CommScope products - CVE-2020-22653

 

Improper Verification of Cryptographic Signature in CommScope products - CVE-2020-22653

Published: July 9, 2026


Vulnerability identifier: #VU137222
CSH Severity: High
CVSS v4: 9.3 [CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:N/UI:N/VC:H/VI:H/VA:H/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N]
CVE-ID: CVE-2020-22653
CWE-ID: CWE-347
Exploitation vector: Remote access
Exploit availability: The vulnerability is being exploited in the wild

Vulnerability details

The vulnerability allows a remote attacker to compromise the target system.

The vulnerability exists due to improper verification of cryptographic signature. A remote attacker can exploit the official image signature to force injection unauthorized image signature.


Affected software

SmartZone 300 (SZ300)
ZoneDirector 1100
ZoneDirector 5000
ZoneDirector 1200
ZoneDirector 3000
Ruckus R500
Ruckus R600
Ruckus T300
Ruckus T301n
Ruckus T301s
SmartCell Gateway 200 (SCG200)
SmartZone 100 (SZ-100)
Virtual SmartZone (vSZ)
Ruckus R310

How to mitigate CVE-2020-22653

Install updates from vendor's website.

SmartZone 300 (SZ300) - update to 3.6.2.0.795
SmartCell Gateway 200 (SCG200) - update to 3.6.2.0.795
SmartZone 100 (SZ-100) - update to 3.6.2.0.795
Virtual SmartZone (vSZ) - update to 3.6.2.0.795

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