A malicious actor with access to the network and low privileges and under certain conditions could exploit an Improper Access Control vulner
A malicious actor with access to the network and low privileges and under certain conditions could exploit an Improper Access Control vulnerability found in UniFi OS with UniFi Protect Application to escalate privileges on the host device.
- Published
- Jul 2, 2026
- Updated
- Jul 9, 2026
- EPSS
- 0.4% · 27th percentile
- CWE
- CWE-284
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Action score
35
Monitor
Low priority for now.
- CVSS
- 35 / 40 · 8.8 / 10
- CISA KEV
- 0 / 30 · Not listed
- EPSS
- 0 / 30 · 0.4%
CISA SSVC decision
- Exploitation
- none
- Automatable
- no
- Technical impact
- total
Vulnrichment: CISA's decision-tree inputs.
CNA vs NVD score
- NVD
- 8.8
- CNA · hackerone
- 7.5
- 1.3 point gap
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:H/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
The score given by the assigning authority versus NVD’s independent score. A gap means the severity is contested.
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We use this product, ask for helpAffected systems
| Vendor | Product | CPE |
|---|---|---|
| ui | unifi dream machine pro firmware | cpe:2.3:o:ui:unifi_dream_machine_pro_firmware |
| ui | unifi dream machine pro | cpe:2.3:h:ui:unifi_dream_machine_pro |
| ui | unifi dream machine special edition firmware | cpe:2.3:o:ui:unifi_dream_machine_special_edition_firmware |
| ui | unifi dream machine special edition | cpe:2.3:h:ui:unifi_dream_machine_special_edition |
| ui | unifi dream machine pro max firmware | cpe:2.3:o:ui:unifi_dream_machine_pro_max_firmware |
| ui | unifi dream machine pro max | cpe:2.3:h:ui:unifi_dream_machine_pro_max |
| ui | unifi dream machine beast firmware | cpe:2.3:o:ui:unifi_dream_machine_beast_firmware |
| ui | unifi dream machine beast | cpe:2.3:h:ui:unifi_dream_machine_beast |
| ui | unifi dream router firmware | cpe:2.3:o:ui:unifi_dream_router_firmware |
| ui | unifi dream router | cpe:2.3:h:ui:unifi_dream_router |
| ui | unifi dream wall firmware | cpe:2.3:o:ui:unifi_dream_wall_firmware |
| ui | unifi dream wall | cpe:2.3:h:ui:unifi_dream_wall |
and 26 more
Affected versions
NVD version ranges (for catalog products). Add the product to your stack with a version and matching uses these.
- ui enterprise network video recorder core firmwareup to 5.1.15 inclusive
- ui enterprise network video recorder firmwareup to 5.1.15 inclusive
- ui unifi cloud gateway fiber firmwareup to 5.1.15 inclusive
- ui unifi cloud gateway industrial firmwareup to 5.1.15 inclusive
- ui unifi cloud gateway max firmwareup to 5.1.15 inclusive
- ui unifi cloudkey firmwareup to 5.1.15 inclusive
- ui unifi dream machine beast firmwareup to 5.1.15 inclusive
- ui unifi dream machine pro firmwareup to 5.1.15 inclusive
- ui unifi dream machine pro max firmwareup to 5.1.15 inclusive
- ui unifi dream machine special edition firmwareup to 5.1.15 inclusive
- ui unifi dream router 5g max firmwareup to 5.1.15 inclusive
- ui unifi dream router 7 firmwareup to 5.1.15 inclusive
- ui unifi dream router firmwareup to 5.1.15 inclusive
- ui unifi dream wall firmwareup to 5.1.15 inclusive
- ui unifi network video recorder firmwareup to 5.1.15 inclusive
- ui unifi network video recorder g2 firmwareup to 5.1.15 inclusive
- ui unifi network video recorder g2 pro firmwareup to 5.1.15 inclusive
- ui unifi network video recorder instant firmwareup to 5.1.15 inclusive
- ui unifi network video recorder pro firmwareup to 5.1.15 inclusive
Versions reported by the vendor
Affected version ranges reported by the assigning authority (hackerone). Independent of NVD's CPE analysis and usually ahead of it.
Ubiquiti Inc Cloud Gateways
- before 5.1.19affected · semver
Ubiquiti Inc Cloud Keys
- before 5.1.19affected · semver
Ubiquiti Inc Dream Machines
- before 5.1.19affected · semver
Ubiquiti Inc Dream Routers
- before 5.1.19affected · semver
Ubiquiti Inc Dream Wall
- before 5.1.19affected · semver
Ubiquiti Inc Enterprise Video Recorders
- before 5.1.19affected · semver
Ubiquiti Inc Network Video Recorders
- before 5.1.19affected · semver
Same product
ui: all recordsOther highest-scoring records for the same primary product.
- CVE-2023-24104Ubiquiti Networks UniFi Dream Machine Pro v7.2.95 allows attackers to bypass domain restrictions via crafted packets.39Monitor
Remediation
Which version to upgrade to
Fix versions compiled from the vendor, package registries and Microsoft. Verify the vendor's note before upgrading.
| Product / package | Fixed version | Source |
|---|---|---|
| Ubiquiti Inc Cloud Gateways | 5.1.19 | Vendor (CNA) |
| Ubiquiti Inc Cloud Keys | 5.1.19 | Vendor (CNA) |
| Ubiquiti Inc Dream Machines | 5.1.19 | Vendor (CNA) |
| Ubiquiti Inc Dream Routers | 5.1.19 | Vendor (CNA) |
| Ubiquiti Inc Dream Wall | 5.1.19 | Vendor (CNA) |
| Ubiquiti Inc Enterprise Video Recorders | 5.1.19 | Vendor (CNA) |
| Ubiquiti Inc Network Video Recorders | 5.1.19 | Vendor (CNA) |
Exploit status
No known public exploit
No public exploit has been observed yet. That doesn't mean you're safe, only that the bar is a little higher.
Research context
For pentesters and researchers: attack profile, score disagreement, timeline, patch commits, credits, variant and chain candidates, bug bounty scope. All derived from existing data; no exploit code.
Timeline
From publication to today: proof of concept, Metasploit module, CISA KEV and fix record. Dates are as reported by the sources.
No dated events beyond publication.
FIRST EPSS daily score; only changes of 0.01 or more are recorded (step chart).
Patch and commit links
Commit, PR and diff links among the references. A starting point for patch-diffing and variant hunting; fixes, not exploits.
No commit or PR link among the references.
Credits
All researchersFinders, reporters and analysts named in the CNA record. Click a name for that researcher’s other records.
No credits in the CNA record.
Variant candidates
Same product, same weakness class, within 18 months. If the patch missed the root cause, the sibling bug is here.
No nightly-computed relations.
Chain candidates
An authentication bypass and a privilege-requiring bug in the same product, published close together: combined they may become an unauthenticated path.
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Bug bounty scope
No known public program.
Source: bounty-targets-data (public HackerOne, Bugcrowd, Intigriti, YesWeHack listings).
National notice (Türkiye Cybersecurity Directorate / USOM)
Official security notices citing this record; remediation advice is on the agency's page.
- TR-26-0490 · Jul 3, 2026(Ubiquiti UniFi Güvenlik Bildirimi)
Technical details
Attack conditions
- Anyone who can reach it over the internet can trigger it.
- A low-privileged account is enough.
- No user action is required.
- No special conditions are required; it is repeatable.
If successful
- Confidentiality
- high · data can be read
- Integrity
- high · data or configuration can be modified
- Availability
- high · the service can be disrupted
- Attack vector
- Network
- Attack complexity
- Low
- Privileges required
- Low
- User interaction
- None
- Scope
- Unchanged
- Confidentiality impact
- High
- Integrity impact
- High
- Availability impact
- High
Weakness class (CWE)
CWE-284 · Improper Access ControlCVSS vector
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
nvd-primary
Attack context
MITRE CAPEC attack patterns and ATT&CK techniques for this weakness class (CWE). A starting point for detection rules and threat hunting.
Attack patterns (CAPEC)
- Embedding Scripts within ScriptsCAPEC-19likelihood: High · High
- Malicious Logic InsertionCAPEC-441likelihood: Medium · High
- Modification of Windows Service ConfigurationCAPEC-478likelihood: Low · High
- Malicious Root CertificateCAPEC-479likelihood: Low · Low
- Intent SpoofCAPEC-502
- WebView ExposureCAPEC-503
- Data Injected During ConfigurationCAPEC-536likelihood: Low · High
- Incomplete Data Deletion in a Multi-Tenant EnvironmentCAPEC-546likelihood: Low · Medium
ATT&CK techniques
- RootkitT1014
- Obfuscated Files or Information: Embedded PayloadsT1027.009
- Boot or Logon Initialization ScriptsT1037
- Taint shared contentT1080
- Server Software Component: Terminal Services DLLT1505.005
- Pre-OS Boot:BootkitT1542.003
- Create or Modify System ProcessT1543
- Create or Modify System Process: Launch AgentT1543.001
- Create or Modify System Process:Windows ServiceT1543.003
- Create or Modify System Process: Launch DaemonT1543.004
- Event Triggered Execution:Change Default File AssociationT1546.001
- Event Triggered Execution:.bash_profile and .bashrcT1546.004
- Event Triggered Execution: Accessibility FeaturesT1546.008
- Event Triggered Execution: Installer PackagesT1546.016
- Boot or Logon Autostart ExecutionT1547
- Boot or Logon Autostart Execution:Kernel Modules and ExtensionsT1547.006
Change log
- Fix✗ → ✓
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References
Vendor advisories and official records. Exploit/PoC links are deliberately left out.