Attack ChainAIDerived
Hypothetical attack flow derived from CVE metadata – not a confirmed exploit chain
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AccessIdentify network-exposed UniFi Connect instance
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DeliverySend crafted unauthenticated request
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ExploitBypass access control enforcement
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ExecutionAcquire elevated privilege role
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PersistModify access control policies or credentials
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ImpactGain physical access or disrupt operations
Vulnerability Assessment
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CWE
OWASP Top 10:2025
A01:2025 - Broken Access Control
ASVS 5.0
V8 - Authorization Access control enforcement
MITRE ATT&CK
1 technique across 1 tactic: Defense Evasion The technique list with ATT&CK links and the kill-chain view is part of the Basic plan and up. |
| Exploitation Conditions | The CVSS vector (AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N) confirms that exploitation requires only network reachability to the UniFi Connect Application - no authentication, no user interaction, and no special configuration beyond a default deployment are required. The primary limiting factor is network access: if the application's management interface is not exposed beyond a trusted internal network or VLAN, the attack surface is reduced to that network segment. No platform-specific requirement (OS, architecture) is stated. The wildcard CPE suggests all deployed versions are potentially vulnerable, with no safe version boundary identified from available data. |
| Impact | The CVSS 3.1 vector (AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:H/A:L) scores 8.2 and indicates a highly exploitable network-reachable flaw requiring no credentials or user interaction, with high integrity impact. The PR:N metric is notable: it confirms that exploitation does not require an existing account, which significantly increases the attacker pool. The integrity-only impact (C:N) is consistent with a privilege escalation scenario focused on gaining write or administrative control rather than directly exfiltrating data, though elevated privileges typically enable secondary confidentiality compromises. No EPSS data was provided in the input, and no CISA KEV listing is present, suggesting confirmed widespread exploitation is not yet observed. However, the combination of network accessibility, low complexity, and zero authentication requirement means even a mid-sized municipal IT team in inowroclaw deploying UniFi Connect for physical access control should treat this as urgent - the attack surface is any network-reachable instance. The absence of POC does not meaningfully reduce risk given the low bar for exploitation implied by AC:L/PR:N. |
| Exploit ScenarioDerived | An unauthenticated attacker with network access to a UniFi Connect Application instance sends a crafted request to an insufficiently protected endpoint, bypassing the application's access control checks. The attacker thereby assumes a higher-privileged role - potentially administrative - within the application. With elevated privileges, the attacker could modify access control policies, unlock physical access points, add rogue credentials, or disrupt physical security operations. No public exploit code has been identified at time of analysis, but the low complexity of the attack vector suggests exploitation could be developed quickly. |
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Alert meAnalysisAIv1 – Aug 26, 2026
Privilege escalation in Ubiquiti's UniFi Connect Application allows network-accessible unauthenticated attackers to elevate their access level within the application via an Improper Access Control flaw. The vulnerability, tagged as an authentication bypass, exposes access control management infrastructure to unauthorized privilege acquisition with no user interaction or prior credentials required. No public exploit code or CISA KEV listing has been identified at time of analysis, but the low-complexity network attack vector and PR:N classification make this a straightforward target for opportunistic exploitation.
RemediationAI
Consult the Ubiquiti Security Advisory Bulletin 067 at https://community.ui.com/releases/Security-Advisory-Bulletin-067/fc4a3488-7c43-4628-8bab-f715e96dbfc9 for the specific patched version of the UniFi Connect Application and apply it immediately. A vendor-released patch is indicated by the advisory's existence, but an exact fixed version number is not independently confirmed from the data provided - the advisory should be treated as the authoritative source. As a compensating control pending patching, restrict network access to the UniFi Connect Application management interface using firewall rules or VLAN segmentation so that only trusted administrator workstations can reach it; this mitigates the AV:N attack vector but introduces operational overhead for remote administration. Disabling remote access to the application entirely is a high-impact workaround that eliminates the network attack surface but will prevent remote management of physical access infrastructure.
Affected VersionsENISA
Affected Packages
Source: OSV (Open Source Vulnerabilities)
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Technical ContextAI · show details
UniFi Connect Application (CPE: cpe:2.3:a:ubiquiti_inc:unifi_connect_application:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*) is Ubiquiti's software platform for managing physical access control infrastructure such as door readers, intercoms, and access points. The root cause is CWE-284 (Improper Access Control), a class of flaws where the application fails to correctly enforce permission boundaries between principals. The 'Authentication Bypass' tag indicates that the access control enforcement layer can be circumvented from the network without supplying valid credentials, allowing a lower-privileged or unauthenticated principal to assume a higher-privileged role within the application. This class of vulnerability typically arises from missing authorization checks on sensitive API endpoints, predictable or forgeable session tokens, or flawed role-enforcement logic.
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Severity by source
AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:H/A:L
Network-reachable with no auth; privilege escalation implies incidental confidentiality exposure, warranting C:L over vendor's C:N.
Primary rating from Vendor (Ubiquiti).
CVSS VectorVendor: Ubiquiti
Lifecycle Timeline
2DescriptionCVE.org
A malicious actor with access to the network could exploit an Improper Access Control vulnerability found in UniFi Connect Application to escalate privileges within the UniFi Connect Application.
Executive ViewAI
Ubiquiti UniFi Connect Application contains an unauthenticated privilege escalation vulnerability (CVSS 8.2) that allows remote attackers to gain unauthorized administrative access to network infrastructure management systems without credentials or user interaction. This directly threatens the integrity and confidentiality of controlled network assets and creates risk of unauthorized configuration changes, lateral movement, or system compromise. Organizations using UniFi Connect should treat this as a critical access control failure requiring immediate containment measures.
No vendor-released patch identified at time of analysis. Interim mitigations: restrict network-layer access to UniFi Connect management interfaces via firewall rules and network segmentation; enforce multi-factor authentication on all administrative accounts; implement detailed audit logging and alerting for authentication and privilege escalation events; deploy network access controls (NAC) or WAF rules to block exploitation attempts; consider temporary isolation of critical UniFi instances until patch availability is confirmed by vendor.
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SSVC AssessmentENISA
Priority Score
Attack Technique
Authentication bypass attacks exploit flaws in the verification mechanisms that control access to systems and applications.
EUVD-2026-66365
GHSA-r3g7-gfh5-gvp2
NVD
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