CVE-2024-42028
highpriority · track · 0OT risk · elevatedEPSS 0.002 · 5 %ileDEEUEPSS · scored 2026-10-27
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.
cvss
Technical severity, 0–10. One row per scoring source.
base score 0–10 · higher = more severe · hover a vector to decode
ssvc
A stakeholder decision — act, attend, or track — from exploitation and impact.
weaknesses
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affected products (4)
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advisories (1)
Vendor and ecosystem advisories describing this.
- WID-SEC-W-2024-3229Ubiquiti UniFi: Schwachstelle ermöglicht PrivilegieneskalationDeutsch2024-10-16csaf · cert_bundDE
Ein lokaler Angreifer kann eine Schwachstelle in Ubiquiti UniFi ausnutzen, um seine Privilegien zu erhöhen.
also known as (3)
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sources
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references (3)
External citations — patches, advisories, analysis.
- https://community.ui.com/releases/Security-Advisory-Bulletin-043-043/28e45c75-314e-4f07-a4f3-d17f67bd53f7cnnvd
- https://community.ui.com/releases/Security-Advisory-Bulletin-043-043/28e45c75-314e-4f07-a4f3-d17f67bd53f7enisa_euvd
- https://community.ui.com/releases/Security-Advisory-Bulletin-043-043/28e45c75-314e-4f07-a4f3-d17f67bd53f7nvd
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