CVE-2024-42028 Privilege escalation in UniFi Network Application
A local user can escalate privileges to execute high-privilege actions on the UniFi Network Server, requiring an upgrade to mitigate.
- Exploited in the wild
- Not known
- Login needed
- Any signed-in user
- Attackable
- Local or same network only
- Victim action needed
- Not needed
- Fix
- None listed
What is CVE-2024-42028?
CVE-2024-42028 is a high-severity vulnerability in Ubiquiti Inc UniFi Network Application, published on 28 Oct 2024. It can only be exploited from the same machine or local network, with no action from the victim.
Official description
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.
Weakness: CWE-276
Which versions are affected by CVE-2024-42028?
How do I fix CVE-2024-42028?
No fix has been published for CVE-2024-42028 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.
Is CVE-2024-42028 being exploited?
There is no known exploitation of CVE-2024-42028 in the wild and no public exploit code.
Sources
Also known as GHSA-jhcf-hv78-23rq.