Critical severity · published Apr 4, 2024
CVE-2024-27981
A Command Injection vulnerability found in a Self-Hosted UniFi Network Servers (Linux) with UniFi Network Application (Version 8.0.28 and earlier) allows a malicious actor with…
9.8
CVSS
1.3%
EPSS
No
On KEV
Description
A Command Injection vulnerability found in a Self-Hosted UniFi Network Servers (Linux) with UniFi Network Application (Version 8.0.28 and earlier) allows a malicious actor with UniFi Network Application Administrator credentials to escalate privileges to root on the host device.
Affected Products:
UniFi Network Application (Version 8.0.28 and earlier) .
Mitigation:
Update UniFi Network Application to Version 8.1.113 or later.
CVSS vector
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
Attack vector
Network
Complexity
Low
Privileges
None
User interaction
None
Confidentiality
High
Integrity
High
Availability
High
Scope
Unchanged
Exploitation
Is it being used?
Exploit prediction (EPSS)1.3% · higher than 70% of CVEs
Exploited in the wildNo evidence yet
CISA KEVNot listed
Ransomware campaign useNot known
Affected products
Which versions
UN
UniFi Network Application · Ubiquiti Inc
8.1.113 before 8.1.113 · source: vendor, CISA
References
NVD
https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2024-27981
CVE.org
https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2024-27981
community.ui.com
https://community.ui.com/releases/Security-Advisory-Bulletin-038-038/9d13fead-47de-4372-b2c1-745b8d6b0399
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