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Network-reachable but attacker-unauthenticated (PR:N) exploitation depends on a lured, already-logged-in admin (UI:R) and non-trivial CORS/timing conditions (AC:H), yielding full session-level C/I/A impact.
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A malicious actor who lures an authenticated user to a malicious page could exploit a Cross-Origin Resource Sharing (CORS) misconfiguration found in UniFi OS to trigger actions in UniFi OS using that user's session.
AnalysisAI
Cross-site session abuse in Ubiquiti UniFi OS lets a remote attacker who lures an authenticated operator to a malicious web page ride that user's active session to perform privileged actions on the device, stemming from a permissive CORS policy that trusts untrusted origins. The flaw affects UniFi OS Server and the console firmware running on Dream Machines, Dream Routers, Dream Wall, Cloud Gateways, Cloud Keys, Enterprise Fortress Gateway, Express 7, and Network/Enterprise Video Recorders. There is no public exploit identified at time of analysis and it is not listed in CISA KEV; success hinges on social-engineering an already-logged-in admin (CVSS 7.5, UI:R, AC:H).
Technical ContextAI
The root cause is CWE-942 (Permissive Cross-Origin Resource Sharing / cross-domain policy with untrusted domains). UniFi OS exposes a browser-facing management API, and its CORS response headers (Access-Control-Allow-Origin, and likely Access-Control-Allow-Credentials) are configured too loosely, reflecting or trusting arbitrary origins. Because credentialed cross-origin requests are permitted, JavaScript running on an attacker-controlled site can issue authenticated XHR/fetch calls to the UniFi OS console using the victim's session cookies and, critically, read the responses - turning what browser same-origin policy is meant to prevent into a scriptable cross-site data-exfiltration and action-triggering primitive. Per CPE data the affected code is the UniFi OS platform (cpe:2.3:a:ubiquiti_inc:unifi_os_server and the console firmware for dream_machines, dream_routers, dream_wall, cloud_gateways, cloud_keys, enterprise_fortress_gateway, express_7, network_video_recorders, enterprise_video_recorders).
RemediationAI
Apply the UniFi OS update referenced in Ubiquiti Security Advisory Bulletin 066 (https://community.ui.com/releases/Security-Advisory-Bulletin-066-066/984eceb3-49c8-4227-942d-671c289b3afc) - patch available per vendor advisory, but the input does not specify an exact fixed version, so verify and install the patched build for your specific console (UniFi OS Server, Dream Machine/Router/Wall, Cloud Gateway/Key, Express 7, or NVR/EVR) from that bulletin; enable automatic firmware updates where supported. As compensating controls until patched, restrict the UniFi OS web management interface to trusted management networks or VPN (do not expose the console UI to the internet or untrusted VLANs), which limits reach but does not stop an insider-lured browser on the same network; administrators should log out of the console when not actively using it and avoid browsing untrusted sites in the same browser session as an active UniFi login, since the attack requires a live authenticated session (trade-off: operational inconvenience, and it relies on user discipline rather than a technical control). Browser-side mitigations such as using a dedicated browser profile for device administration reduce the chance that an attacker page shares the authenticated session.
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EUVD-2026-41388
GHSA-fwmw-87x4-wjv5