CVE-2024-27981 Command injection in UniFi Network Application
Administrators can exploit command injection to escalate privileges to root on self-hosted UniFi Network servers.
- Exploited in the wild
- Not known
- Login needed
- Not needed
- Attackable
- Over the internet
- Victim action needed
- Not needed
- Fix
- None listed
What is CVE-2024-27981?
CVE-2024-27981 is a critical command injection vulnerability in Ubiquiti Inc UniFi Network Application, published on 4 Apr 2024. An attacker can exploit it over the internet without logging in, with no action from the victim.
Official 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.
Weakness: CWE-77
Which versions are affected by CVE-2024-27981?
How do I fix CVE-2024-27981?
No fix has been published for CVE-2024-27981 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.
Upgrade, and pass arguments to programs as a list instead of through a shell. More about Command injection.
Is CVE-2024-27981 being exploited?
There is no known exploitation of CVE-2024-27981 in the wild and no public exploit code.
Sources
Also known as GHSA-9m65-6pjm-r78p.