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UniFi OS Server EUVDEUVD-2026-66367

| CVE-2026-77540 CRITICAL
Improper Input Validation (CWE-20)
2026-08-26 Ubiquiti GHSA-w5vh-8c24-45f5
9.1
CVSS 3.1 · Vendor: Ubiquiti
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Attack ChainAIDerived

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

  1. Access
    Obtain admin access to UniFi OS Server
  2. Delivery
    Reach management interface over network
  3. Exploit
    Submit crafted input to vulnerable function
  4. Execution
    Injected input bypasses input validation
  5. Persist
    Execute arbitrary OS commands on host
  6. Impact
    Full host compromise

Vulnerability Assessment

Weakness
CWE
OWASP Top 10:2025
A05:2025 - Injection
ASVS 5.0
V2 - Validation and Business Logic Input validation, allowlisting
Exploitation Conditions

Exploitation requires the attacker to already hold high-privilege (administrative) access to the UniFi OS Server (CVSS PR:H) and network reachability to its management interface (AV:N); no user interaction is needed (UI:N) and attack complexity is low (AC:L). The limiting factor is therefore authentication and authorization: this is not exploitable by an unauthenticated or low-privileged attacker, so it functions as a host-breakout/privilege-boundary bypass usable by a legitimate-but-malicious admin or by an attacker who has previously compromised admin credentials. Segmenting or restricting who can reach the management plane and who holds admin rights directly gates realistic exploitation.

Impact

The signals are mixed. CVSS is 9.1 (Critical) driven by network vector (AV:N), low complexity (AC:L), no user interaction (UI:N), scope change (S:C), and full C/I/A impact - but the PR:H requirement is the decisive limiter: an attacker must already hold high-privilege (administrative) access to the UniFi OS Server before this becomes exploitable. That downgrades it from a pre-auth internet worm risk to a privilege-escalation / host-takeover primitive useful to an insider or to an attacker who has already compromised admin credentials. There is no CISA KEV listing and no public POC referenced, and EPSS was not provided, so there is no evidence of active or widespread exploitation; the practical priority hinges on how exposed and how well-segmented each operator's management plane is, and a mid-sized municipal IT team in radom running an internet-reachable UniFi OS Server with shared admin credentials should still patch promptly. Net: treat as a high-priority patch for any deployment where admin access is broadly held or the management interface is exposed, but not an emergency drop-everything issue for well-segmented, tightly-administered installations.

Exploit ScenarioDerived

An attacker who has obtained high-privilege administrative access to a UniFi OS Server - for example via reused or phished admin credentials, or a malicious insider - submits crafted input to a management function that is passed unsanitized into a host command, injecting attacker-controlled OS commands. Because the process can act on the host, the injected command runs with host-service privileges, giving the attacker code execution and full control of the device. No public POC is referenced, and low attack complexity (AC:L) means exploitation is straightforward once the privilege prerequisite is met.

Act Now Prioritize within 24-48h. Why: CRITICAL severity.
Patch available 0.8% exploitation probability (EPSS)

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AnalysisAIv1 – Aug 26, 2026

Command injection in Ubiquiti UniFi OS Server allows an attacker holding high-privilege access and network reachability to execute arbitrary operating-system commands on the underlying host, per Ubiquiti Security Advisory Bulletin 067. The flaw stems from improper input validation (CWE-20) and, with a scope-changed CVSS 9.1, lets a compromised or malicious privileged account break out of the application context to fully control the host. No public exploit identified at time of analysis, and it is not listed in CISA KEV.

RemediationAI

Patch available per vendor advisory - update UniFi OS Server to the fixed release identified in Ubiquiti Security Advisory Bulletin 067 (https://community.ui.com/releases/Security-Advisory-Bulletin-067/fc4a3488-7c43-4628-8bab-f715e96dbfc9); the exact patched version is not stated in the available data, so verify the target build directly in that advisory. Until patched, reduce the exploitation surface by restricting network access to the UniFi OS Server management interface to a dedicated administrative VLAN or VPN (trade-off: remote admins must connect through the jump path), and tighten the high-privilege account population - enforce unique strong credentials and MFA for all admin accounts and remove shared or unused admin logins (trade-off: operational overhead), since the vulnerability requires PR:H and thus depends on an attacker obtaining admin-level access. Do not expose the management console directly to the internet.

Affected VersionsENISA

UniFi OS Server 0 <5.1.37

Affected Packages

euvd unifi_os_server fix: 5.1.37

Source: OSV (Open Source Vulnerabilities)

Affects your stack

Affects 1 package in euvd

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Technical ContextAI · show details

UniFi OS Server is Ubiquiti's self-hosted management platform (the software distribution of UniFi OS that runs network, protect, and related controller applications on customer-provided hardware/VMs), identified by the CPE cpe:2.3:a:ubiquiti_inc:unifi_os_server. The root cause is CWE-20 Improper Input Validation: attacker-controlled input reaching a management function is not adequately sanitized before being used in an OS command context, enabling Command Injection. Because the vulnerable process can invoke shell/host commands, successful injection escapes the application boundary - reflected in the CVSS scope change (S:C) - and runs with the privileges of the host service.

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Severity by source

Vendor (Ubiquiti) PRIMARY 9.1 CRITICAL
AV:N/AC:L/PR:H/UI:N/S:C/C:H/I:H/A:H
vuln.today AI 9.1 CRITICAL

Requires pre-existing admin access (PR:H) and network reach (AV:N); command injection escapes app to host (S:C) yielding full host C/I/A impact.

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

Primary rating from Vendor (Ubiquiti).

CVSS VectorVendor: Ubiquiti

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

Lifecycle Timeline

2
Patch available
Aug 26, 2026 - 11:16 EUVD
CVE Published
Aug 26, 2026 - 09:53 cve.org
CRITICAL 9.1

DescriptionCVE.org

A malicious actor with access to the network and high privileges could exploit an Improper Input Validation vulnerability found in UniFi OS Server to execute a Command Injection on the host device.

Executive ViewAI

Why It Matters

A critical command injection vulnerability in Ubiquiti UniFi OS Server (CVSS 9.1) allows compromised or malicious administrators to execute arbitrary commands and gain complete control of the underlying host. Since UniFi servers typically manage critical network infrastructure, a breach could enable an attacker to disrupt, redirect, or compromise all network traffic and connected devices. Organizations must immediately audit administrative access and implement protective controls while awaiting a vendor patch.

Business Impact: Severe
Compensating Controls

No vendor-released patch identified at time of analysis. Interim mitigations include: (1) enforce principle of least privilege on UniFi administrator accounts; (2) implement network segmentation to isolate UniFi servers from general network traffic; (3) enable comprehensive admin activity logging and real-time alerting on authentication and command execution; (4) require multi-factor authentication for all administrative access; (5) conduct regular backups of UniFi configurations to enable rapid recovery; (6) monitor for suspicious process execution and network connections originating from UniFi server processes.

Threat Intelligence Overview

EPSS Score
0.8%
Top 46% exploitable
Prevalence
Medium
self-hosted Ubiquiti controller, common in SMB/prosumer networks but not ubiquitous
Social Media
1
Sightings
Data Quality
6 sources
Confidence: High

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 CRITICAL
CISA KEV No
Public POC No
EPSS 0.8%
Patch available Yes
Active threat No
Deciding rule
CRITICAL severity
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
Very High
Technical Impact
Total

Priority Score

47
Low Medium High Critical
KEV: 0
EPSS: +1
CVSS: +46
PoC: 0
Weaponized: 0
Threat intel: 0
Gov advisory: 0

Attack Technique

OS command injection occurs when an application passes unsanitized user input directly into system shell commands.

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