CVE-2024-42028 (GCVE-0-2024-42028)
Vulnerability from cvelistv5 – Published: 2024-10-28 15:54 – Updated: 2024-10-28 18:53
VLAI
EPSS
VEX
Summary
A Local privilege escalation vulnerability found in a Self-Hosted UniFi Network Server with UniFi Network Application (Version 8.4.62 and earlier) allows a malicious actor with a local operational system user to execute high privilege actions on UniFi Network Server.
Severity
8.8 (High)
8.8 (High)
SSVC
Exploitation: none
Automatable: no
Technical Impact: total
CISA Coordinator · CISA-ADP (v2.0.3)
Decision recorded 2024-10-28 18:53 UTC
CWE
- CWE-276 - Incorrect Default Permissions
Assigner
References
1 reference
Impacted products
2 products
| Vendor | Product | Version | CPE status | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ubiquiti Inc | UniFi Network Application |
Affected:
8.4.62 , ≤ 8.4.62
(semver)
|
guessed | |
| ubiquiti | unifi_network_application |
Affected:
0 , ≤ 8.4.62
(semver)
cpe:2.3:a:ubiquiti:unifi_network_application:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* |
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