CVE-2025-23117 Security feature bypass in UniFi Protect Cameras

Medium 6.8 Published Updated

An authenticated attacker on the adjacent network can bypass firmware validation to make unsupported changes to UniFi Protect Cameras.

Exploited in the wild
Not known
Login needed
An administrator
Attackable
Local or same network only
Victim action needed
Not needed
Fix
None listed

What is CVE-2025-23117?

CVE-2025-23117 is a medium-severity vulnerability in Ubiquiti Inc UniFi Protect Cameras, published on 1 Mar 2025. It can only be exploited from the same machine or local network, with no action from the victim.

Official description

An Insufficient Firmware Update Validation vulnerability could allow an authenticated malicious actor with access to UniFi Protect Cameras adjacent network to make unsupported changes to the camera system.

Weakness: CWE-346

Which versions are affected by CVE-2025-23117?

How do I fix CVE-2025-23117?

No fix has been published for CVE-2025-23117 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.

Is CVE-2025-23117 being exploited?

There is no known exploitation of CVE-2025-23117 in the wild and no public exploit code.

Sources

Also known as GHSA-9fr5-pmw2-2894.

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