High severity · published Mar 27, 2026
CVE-2019-25652
UniFi Network Controller Improper Certificate Validation Leading to Credential Theft via MITM
7.5
CVSS
0.1%
EPSS
No
On KEV
Description
UniFi Network Controller before version 5.10.22 and 5.11.x before 5.11.18 contains an improper certificate verification vulnerability that allows adjacent network attackers to conduct man-in-the-middle attacks by presenting a false SSL certificate during SMTP connections. Attackers can intercept SMTP traffic and obtain credentials by exploiting the insecure SSL host verification mechanism in the SMTP certificate validation process.
CVSS vector
CVSS:3.1/AV:A/AC:H/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
Attack vector
Adjacent
Complexity
High
Privileges
None
User interaction
None
Confidentiality
High
Integrity
High
Availability
High
Scope
Unchanged
Exploitation
Is it being used?
Exploit prediction (EPSS)0.1% · higher than 2% of CVEs
Exploited in the wildNo evidence yet
CISA KEVNot listed
Ransomware campaign useNot known
Affected products
Which versions
UN
UniFi Network Controller · Ubiquiti
before 5.6.42; 5.6.43 before 5.10.22; 5.11 before 5.11.18 · source: vendor
References
NVD
https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2019-25652
CVE.org
https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2019-25652
community.ui.com
https://community.ui.com/releases/Security-Advisory-Bulletin-003-003/982bbaa8-2a07-4f81-a5f6-0bb84753f391
www.vulncheck.com
https://www.vulncheck.com/advisories/unifi-network-controller-improper-certificate-validation-leading-to-credential-theft-via-mitm
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