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UniFi Network Application EUVDEUVD-2026-41402

| CVE-2026-56842 HIGH
Incorrect Authorization (CWE-863)
2026-07-02 hackerone GHSA-fhjm-rpqj-xm7m
7.5
CVSS 3.1 · Vendor: hackerone
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Attack ChainAIDerived

Hypothetical attack flow derived from CVE metadata – not a confirmed exploit chain

  1. Access
    Hold low-privilege UniFi controller access
  2. Delivery
    Administrator revokes the account's privileges
  3. Exploit
    Trigger stale authorization condition (AC:H)
  4. Execution
    Incorrect authorization honors removed privileges
  5. Persist
    Perform privileged config/device actions
  6. Impact
    Persist unauthorized control over network

Vulnerability Assessment

Weakness
CWE
OWASP Top 10:2025
A01:2025 - Broken Access Control
ASVS 5.0
V8 - Authorization Authorization logic validation
MITRE ATT&CK

1 technique across 1 tactic: Privilege Escalation

The technique list with ATT&CK links and the kill-chain view is part of the Basic plan and up.

Exploitation Conditions

Exploitation requires the actor to already hold, or to have recently held, a low-privilege authenticated role within the UniFi Network Application (CVSS PR:L) and to have network access to the controller (AV:N); the core precondition described is a privilege-revocation event - the actor exploits the flaw to persist privileges after their access 'had been removed.' The AC:H metric and the description's phrase 'under certain conditions' indicate a specific, non-deterministic state (such as an active/cached session or a particular role-change sequence) must exist for the stale authorization to be honored. Limiting factors: the attacker must have been legitimately provisioned access at some point, must reach the controller over the network, and cannot rely on default single-step exploitation - this is a former/insider-actor scenario rather than remote-unauthenticated compromise.

Impact

This is a moderately severe issue best treated as a real but conditional risk rather than a mass-exploitation emergency. The CVSS 3.1 vector (AV:N/AC:H/PR:L/UI:N, base 7.5) shows the attacker needs network access and existing low-level privileges (PR:L, so authenticated) and must satisfy high attack complexity (AC:H) - the description's 'under certain conditions' aligns with AC:H, confirming exploitation is not trivial or fully deterministic. The C:H/I:H/A:H impact reflects that retained privileges can compromise the managed network's confidentiality, integrity, and availability. No EPSS score, no SSVC decision data, and no POC were provided, and the CVE is not in CISA KEV, so there is no evidence of active or automatable exploitation. The most notable signal tension is that this is a privilege-persistence/retention flaw (an insider or former-access scenario) rather than a remote-unauthenticated takeover, which typically limits real-world exploitation to environments where an actor's access was recently revoked. Missing data: EPSS and any independent confirmation of exploitation status - treat exploitability as low-to-moderate absent those signals.

Exploit ScenarioDerived

A contractor or junior operator is granted a role in the UniFi Network Application, and later an administrator revokes that access; because of the Incorrect Authorization flaw, under certain conditions the actor's prior privileges are not fully enforced, so from the network they continue to perform privileged controller actions such as modifying network/device configuration. No public POC is available, and the high attack complexity means the specific stale-state condition must be met, but the actor's existing low-privilege foothold is the key enabler.

This Week Schedule remediation this week. Why: HIGH severity (CVSS 7.0-8.9).
Patch available 0.2% exploitation probability (EPSS)

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AnalysisAIv1 – Jul 02, 2026

Privilege persistence in Ubiquiti's UniFi Network Application allows a low-privileged network-adjacent actor to retain granted privileges within the controller even after those privileges are supposed to have been revoked, due to an Incorrect Authorization (CWE-863) flaw. The CVSS 3.1 base score is 7.5 (AV:N/AC:H/PR:L/UI:N) with high confidentiality, integrity, and availability impact, meaning an actor whose access was removed can continue to act with the old authorization. No public exploit identified at time of analysis, and it is not listed in CISA KEV; exploitation requires prior authenticated access plus specific unstated conditions (AC:H).

RemediationAI

Upgrade the UniFi Network Application to the fixed version identified 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, though the exact patched version string is not included in the provided data and must be read from that bulletin before deployment. Until patched, reduce exposure by tightly controlling who holds any administrative or delegated role in the controller and by auditing account/role assignments - specifically, after revoking a user's access, force-terminate active sessions and restart or re-authenticate the controller to invalidate any stale authorization state (trade-off: session restarts briefly interrupt admin workflows). Additionally, restrict network reachability of the UniFi Network Application management interface to trusted management VLANs or a VPN so that AV:N reachability is limited to vetted operators (trade-off: remote admins must connect through the VPN), and closely monitor admin audit logs for actions taken by accounts whose privileges were recently removed.

Affected VersionsENISA

UniFi Network Application 0 <10.4.57

Affected Packages

euvd unifi_network_application fix: 10.4.57

Source: OSV (Open Source Vulnerabilities)

Affects your stack

Affects 1 package in euvd

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Technical ContextAI · show details

The UniFi Network Application is Ubiquiti's centralized software controller used to provision, monitor, and manage UniFi networking hardware (access points, switches, gateways/UDM devices) and their associated administrator/user roles. The root cause is CWE-863 (Incorrect Authorization): the application makes an access-control decision but applies the wrong policy or fails to fully invalidate an authorization state, so a privilege or role that has been administratively removed is not consistently enforced across the controller's session or object-permission model. The affected CPE is cpe:2.3:a:ubiquiti_inc:unifi_network_application (all versions in NVD data until the fixed release), indicating the flaw is in the management application layer rather than device firmware. In practical terms, the authorization check that should recognize 'this account/actor no longer has these privileges' returns a stale or incorrect result, allowing continued privileged action.

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Severity by source

Vendor (hackerone) PRIMARY 7.5 HIGH
AV:N/AC:H/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
vuln.today AI 7.5 HIGH

Requires prior low-privilege authenticated access (PR:L) and a specific stale-authorization condition (AC:H) over the network (AV:N); retained privileges grant full control of managed network, so C/I/A all High.

3.1 AV:N/AC:H/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
4.0 AV:N/AC:H/AT:N/PR:L/UI:N/VC:H/VI:H/VA:H/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N

Primary rating from Vendor (hackerone).

CVSS VectorVendor: hackerone

Attack Vector
Network
Attack Complexity
High
Privileges Required
Low
User Interaction
None
Scope
Unchanged
Confidentiality
High
Integrity
High
Availability
High

Lifecycle Timeline

1
Patch available
Jul 02, 2026 - 16:17 EUVD

DescriptionCVE.org

A malicious actor with access to the network and under certain conditions could exploit an Incorrect Authorization vulnerability found in UniFi Network Application to persist privileges within UniFi Network Application after such access had been removed.

Executive ViewAI

Why It Matters

Ubiquiti UniFi Network Application contains a privilege persistence vulnerability (CVE-2026-56842, CVSS 7.5) that prevents complete revocation of administrator access-removed accounts retain full network controller privileges indefinitely. An attacker with prior administrative credentials gains an undetectable persistence mechanism that survives formal access removal, defeating the organization's ability to fully offboard compromised or departing admins. This directly threatens network governance, compliance (requiring demonstrated access controls), and ability to contain a security incident.

Business Impact: High
Compensating Controls

No vendor-released patch identified at time of analysis. Interim mitigations: (1) Restrict UniFi controller access to authenticated VPN or air-gapped management networks only; (2) Enable real-time alerting on controller configuration changes and administrative actions; (3) Enforce quarterly credential rotation for all network administrative accounts; (4) Conduct monthly access audits to detect and terminate unauthorized privilege retention; (5) Maintain isolated backup of controller configuration to enable forensic analysis of persistence indicators.

Threat Intelligence Overview

EPSS Score
0.2%
Top 91% exploitable
Prevalence
High
widely deployed controller for popular UniFi networking gear across SMB and enterprise
Data Quality
5 sources
Confidence: Medium

How this decision was reached

The engine reads each signal below and applies a fixed list of rules from top to bottom. The first rule that matches sets the recommended action – like a statement, every line is shown.

SignalValue
Severity HIGH
CISA KEV No
Public POC No
EPSS 0.2%
Patch available Yes
Active threat No
Deciding rule
HIGH severity (CVSS 7.0-8.9)
What every action level means
Emergency Immediate action required. Criteria: CRITICAL + in CISA KEV (actively exploited) without patch, OR CRITICAL + EPSS > 30% without patch, OR CRITICAL + active threat signals without patch.
Act Now Prioritize within 24-48h. Criteria: in KEV with patch available, OR CRITICAL + public POC, OR HIGH + EPSS > 10%, OR CRITICAL + active threat, OR any CRITICAL severity.
This Week Schedule remediation this week. Criteria: HIGH severity (CVSS 7.0-8.9). Patch within normal change window.
This Month Plan within 30 days. Criteria: MEDIUM severity (CVSS 4.0-6.9), lower exploitation probability. Include in regular patch cycle.
Monitor Track and reassess. Criteria: LOW severity (CVSS 0.1-3.9), minimal exploitation risk. No immediate action needed.

SSVC AssessmentENISA

SSVC Decision
Scheduled
Exploitation
None
System Exposure· derived
Open
Automatable
No
Human Impact
High
Technical Impact
Total

Priority Score

38
Low Medium High Critical
KEV: 0
EPSS: 0
CVSS: +38
PoC: 0
Weaponized: 0
Threat intel: 0
Gov advisory: 0

Attack Technique

Authentication bypass attacks exploit flaws in the verification mechanisms that control access to systems and applications.

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