CVE-2026-77538 - Vulnerability Details - OpenCVE

A malicious actor with access to the network could exploit an Improper Access Control vulnerability found in UniFi Connect Application to escalate privileges within the UniFi Connect Application.

No CVSS v4.0

Attack Vector Network

Attack Complexity Low

Privileges Required None

Scope Unchanged

Confidentiality Impact None

Integrity Impact High

Availability Impact Low

User Interaction None

No CVSS v3.0

No CVSS v2

This CVE is not in the KEV list.

Exploitation none

Automatable yes

Technical Impact partial

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References

Link	Providers
https://community.ui.com/releases/Security-Advisory-Bulletin-067/fc4a3488-7c43-4628-8bab-f715e96dbfc9

History

Wed, 26 Aug 2026 13:30:00 +0000

Type	Values Removed	Values Added
Metrics		ssvc `{'options': {'Automatable': 'yes', 'Exploitation': 'none', 'Technical Impact': 'partial'}, 'version': '2.0.3'}`

Wed, 26 Aug 2026 12:15:00 +0000

Type	Values Removed	Values Added
Title		Privilege Escalation via Improper Access Control in UniFi Connect Application

Wed, 26 Aug 2026 10:00:00 +0000

Type	Values Removed	Values Added
Description		A malicious actor with access to the network could exploit an Improper Access Control vulnerability found in UniFi Connect Application to escalate privileges within the UniFi Connect Application.
Weaknesses		CWE-284
References		https://community.ui.com/releases/Security-Advisory-Bulletin-067/fc4a3488-7c43-4628-8bab-f715e96dbfc9
Metrics		cvssV3_1 `{'score': 8.2, 'vector': 'CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:H/A:L'}`

MITRE

Status: PUBLISHED

Assigner: Ubiquiti

Published: 2026-08-26T09:47:53.368Z

Updated: 2026-08-26T12:55:09.691Z

Reserved: 2026-08-20T20:32:30.113Z

Link: CVE-2026-77538

Vulnrichment

Updated: 2026-08-26T12:55:05.315Z

NVD

Status : Deferred

Published: 2026-08-26T10:16:41.650

Modified: 2026-08-28T18:49:15.340

Link: CVE-2026-77538

Redhat

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