# CVE-2020-8188: Command injection in Protect for UniFi Cloud Key Gen2 Plus, UniFi Dream Machine Pro, UNVR

> View-only users can execute custom commands to assign unauthorized roles and escalate privileges in UniFi Protect firmware.

- **Severity:** High 8.8 (`CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H`)
- **Exploited in the wild:** Not known
- **Login needed:** Any signed-in user
- **Attackable:** Over the internet
- **Victim action needed:** Not needed
- **Fix available:** No
- **Published:** 2 Jul 2020
- **Updated:** 4 Aug 2024
- **Also known as:** GHSA-7w4m-8p49-vggp

## What is CVE-2020-8188?

CVE-2020-8188 is a high-severity command injection vulnerability in Protect for UniFi Cloud Key Gen2 Plus, UniFi Dream Machine Pro, UNVR, published on 2 Jul 2020. Any signed-in user can exploit it over the network, with no action from the victim.

### Official description

We have recently released new version of UniFi Protect firmware v1.13.3 and v1.14.10 for Unifi Cloud Key Gen2 Plus and UniFi Dream Machine Pro/UNVR respectively that fixes vulnerabilities found on Protect firmware v1.13.2, v1.14.9 and prior according to the description below:View only users can run certain custom commands which allows them to assign themselves unauthorized roles and escalate their privileges.

Weakness: CWE-78 (Improper Neutralization of Special Elements used in an OS Command), CWE-77 (Improper Neutralization of Special Elements used in a Command)

## Which versions are affected by CVE-2020-8188?

It affects 1 product.


Products: Ui Unifi Protect Firmware.

## How do I fix CVE-2020-8188?

No fix has been published for CVE-2020-8188 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.

## Is CVE-2020-8188 being exploited?

There is no known exploitation of CVE-2020-8188 in the wild and no public exploit code.

## Other vulnerabilities in Protect for UniFi Cloud Key Gen2 Plus, UniFi Dream Machine Pro, UNVR

- [CVE-2020-8267](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2020-8267/): Auth bypass in UniFi Protect (medium 5.3)

## Fix prompt for AI coding agents

```text
Check this codebase for CVE-2020-8188 and fix it if it is affected.

What it is: CVE-2020-8188 is a high-severity command injection vulnerability in Protect for UniFi Cloud Key Gen2 Plus, UniFi Dream Machine Pro, UNVR, published on 2 Jul 2020. Any signed-in user can exploit it over the network, with no action from the victim.
Exploitation: There is no known exploitation of CVE-2020-8188 in the wild and no public exploit code.

Affected product: Protect for UniFi Cloud Key Gen2 Plus, UniFi Dream Machine Pro, UNVR. No package-level version data is available, so check the vendor advisory linked from the reference page.

Task:
1. Search the dependency manifests and lockfiles (for example package.json, package-lock.json, requirements.txt, poetry.lock, uv.lock, pom.xml, build.gradle, go.mod, Cargo.lock, Gemfile.lock) and any Dockerfiles for the affected packages, including transitive dependencies.
2. If an affected version is in use, upgrade it to the fixed version for its release line with the project's package manager, so the lockfile is regenerated. Prefer the smallest upgrade that fixes it.
3. If there is no fix, or the upgrade would break the build, do not guess: explain the risk and the safest workaround instead.
4. Run the tests and summarise what changed and why.
5. If nothing in the project is affected, say so and change nothing.

Reference: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2020-8188/ (Markdown: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2020-8188/index.md)
```

## Sources

- CVE record: https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2020-8188
- NVD: https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2020-8188
- OSV: https://osv.dev/vulnerability/CVE-2020-8188

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From sbomify Insights: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2020-8188/
Summaries are generated and may contain mistakes; the official description above is the record.