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Attack ChainAIDerived

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

  1. Access
    Obtain low-privileged UniFi OS account
  2. Delivery
    Reach management console/API over network
  3. Exploit
    Invoke privileged action missing access check
  4. Execution
    Escalate to elevated privileges
  5. Impact
    Gain full control of device

Vulnerability Assessment

Weakness
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

Exploitation requires the attacker to already hold a low-privileged, authenticated account on the target UniFi OS device or instance (CVSS PR:L) and network access to its management interface (AV:N); no user interaction and no special non-default feature toggle is called out in the description, so default-configured devices with any low-tier account are exposed. What limits exploitation: the attacker must first obtain valid low-privilege credentials and be able to route to the UniFi OS console/API, so devices whose management plane is isolated to a trusted VLAN/VPN and that issue no secondary user accounts are substantially harder to reach. The flaw affects the UniFi OS platform generally rather than a single opt-in feature, so exposure is broad across the listed product families.

Impact

The signals align toward genuine high priority: the CVSS vector (AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:C, C:H/I:H/A:H) describes a remotely reachable, low-complexity flaw needing only a low-privileged account and no user interaction, with a scope change indicating impact beyond the initially authorized boundary - hence the 9.9 rating. Countervailing this, there is no CISA KEV listing and no published proof-of-concept, and no EPSS score is provided, so exploitation is not confirmed and probability cannot be independently quantified; the risk is currently derived from the vector and vendor advisory rather than observed attacks. The realistic threat model is any environment where semi-trusted users, guest/staff accounts, or compromised low-tier credentials can reach the UniFi OS console - a mid-sized municipal or campus IT team should treat this as urgent because a single low-privileged foothold converts into full device compromise. Overall this is a real priority (not a high-CVSS-but-low-real-risk case), tempered only by the absence of confirmed in-the-wild exploitation.

Exploit ScenarioDerived

An attacker who has obtained a low-privileged UniFi OS account - for example a limited staff operator login, a guest-tier management account, or reused/leaked credentials - connects to the device's web console or API over the network and invokes functionality that should be gated behind an administrator role. Because the access control check is improperly enforced, the request succeeds and the attacker gains elevated privileges over the device, potentially taking full control of the gateway, NVR, or UniFi OS Server. No public proof-of-concept is available at time of analysis, but the low complexity means exploitation would be straightforward once the flawed endpoint is known.

Act Now Prioritize within 24-48h. Why: CRITICAL severity.
Patch available 0.2% exploitation probability (EPSS)

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AnalysisAIv1 – Aug 26, 2026

Privilege escalation in Ubiquiti UniFi OS devices allows a network-adjacent attacker holding a low-privileged account to elevate to higher privileges on the affected device or instance due to an improper access control flaw. The issue spans Ubiquiti's core managed platforms - UniFi OS Server, Cloud Keys, Dream Machines/Routers, Cloud Gateways, NVR/Enterprise NVR, Enterprise NAS, and Enterprise Firewall/Fortress Gateway - and carries a critical CVSS 9.9 with a changed scope. No public exploit has been identified at time of analysis, but the low attack complexity and low privilege requirement make it high priority.

RemediationAI

Patch available per vendor advisory - upgrade UniFi OS and the affected application/firmware on all listed devices to the fixed builds published in Ubiquiti Security Advisory Bulletin 067 (https://community.ui.com/releases/Security-Advisory-Bulletin-067/fc4a3488-7c43-4628-8bab-f715e96dbfc9); exact fixed version numbers are not in the provided data and must be taken from that bulletin. Until every device is updated, reduce exposure by restricting who holds low-privileged UniFi OS accounts, removing or disabling unnecessary local/guest console users, and enforcing strong unique credentials plus MFA on all UniFi accounts, since the attack requires an existing low-privilege login. Limit network reachability of the management console/API to a trusted management VLAN or VPN and block direct WAN/remote access to the UniFi OS interface (trade-off: remote administration and some cloud-access convenience features may break and need reconfiguration through the restricted path), and audit account activity for unexpected privilege changes in the interim.

Affected VersionsENISA

Dream Machines 0 <5.1.31
Network Video Recorders 0 <5.1.31
Cloud Keys 0 <5.1.31
Cloud Gateways 0 <5.1.31
Enterprise Network Video Recorders 0 <5.1.31
Enterprise Firewall Core 0 <5.1.31
Express 7 0 <5.1.31
Enterprise Network Attached Storage 0 <5.1.31
Network Attached Storage 0 <5.1.32
Enterprise Fortress Gateway 0 <5.1.31
Dream Wall 0 <5.1.31
Dream Routers 0 <5.1.31
UniFi OS Server 0 <5.1.37

Affected Packages

euvd cloud_gateways fix: 5.1.31
euvd cloud_keys fix: 5.1.31
euvd dream_machines fix: 5.1.31
euvd dream_routers fix: 5.1.31
euvd dream_wall fix: 5.1.31
euvd enterprise_firewall_core fix: 5.1.31
euvd enterprise_fortress_gateway fix: 5.1.31
euvd enterprise_network_attached_storage fix: 5.1.31
euvd enterprise_network_video_recorders fix: 5.1.31
euvd express_7 fix: 5.1.31
euvd network_attached_storage fix: 5.1.32
euvd network_video_recorders fix: 5.1.31
euvd unifi_os_server fix: 5.1.37

Source: OSV (Open Source Vulnerabilities)

Affects your stack

Affects 13 packages in euvd

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Technical ContextAI · show details

UniFi OS is Ubiquiti's unified management operating system that runs on both dedicated hardware (Cloud Keys, Dream Machine/Router gateways, NVRs, Enterprise Fortress/Firewall appliances) and as a self-hosted UniFi OS Server, exposing a web console and API that brokers access to network, protect, and access applications. The vulnerability is classified as CWE-284 (Improper Access Control), meaning an authorization/access-mediation check is missing or incorrectly enforced, letting an authenticated principal reach functionality or resources reserved for higher-privilege roles. The CPE data confirms the affected component is the UniFi OS application layer (cpe:2.3:a:ubiquiti_inc:unifi_os_server and the associated appliance families) rather than a specific firmware subcomponent, indicating the broken control lives in the shared platform authorization logic.

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Severity by source

Vendor (Ubiquiti) PRIMARY 9.9 CRITICAL
AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:C/C:H/I:H/A:H
vuln.today AI 9.9 CRITICAL

Network-reachable console with a required low-privilege account (PR:L) and no user interaction; broken authorization yields full device compromise across a privilege boundary, so S:C and C/I/A:H.

3.1 AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:C/C:H/I:H/A:H
4.0 AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:L/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
Low
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 - 09:21 cve.org
CRITICAL 9.9

DescriptionCVE.org

A malicious actor with access to the network and low privileges could exploit an Improper Access Control vulnerability found in certain devices running UniFi OS to escalate privileges within such UniFi OS devices or instances.

Executive ViewAI

Why It Matters

Ubiquiti UniFi OS devices across servers, Cloud Keys, Dream Machines, Cloud Gateways, NVRs, Enterprise NAS, and Enterprise Firewall platforms are affected by a critical privilege escalation vulnerability (CVSS 9.9) allowing network-adjacent users with low-level credentials to gain higher administrative access. No public exploit has been identified at time of analysis, but the vulnerability's low attack complexity and minimal privilege requirement create substantial near-term risk to organizational infrastructure. This directly threatens the security and operational integrity of the core management layer relied upon by organizations using Ubiquiti's unified ecosystem.

Business Impact: Severe
Compensating Controls

No vendor-released patch identified at time of analysis. Interim mitigations include: restrict network access to UniFi OS management interfaces to trusted administrative subnets using firewall rules; disable or minimize low-privileged account access to these systems where operationally feasible; implement comprehensive audit logging of all administrative actions on UniFi devices with SIEM integration; segment UniFi management traffic to isolated administrative VLANs; and establish heightened monitoring for privilege escalation attempts and anomalous administrative behavior patterns.

Threat Intelligence Overview

EPSS Score
0.2%
Top 86% exploitable
Prevalence
High
UniFi is a very widely deployed prosumer and enterprise networking platform
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 0.2%
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

50
Low Medium High Critical
KEV: 0
EPSS: 0
CVSS: +50
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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