# CVE-2026-55119: Privilege escalation in UniFi Talk Application

> A low-privileged network attacker can escalate privileges within the UniFi Talk Application due to improper access control.

- **Severity:** High 8.1 (`CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:N`)
- **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 2026
- **Updated:** 2 Jul 2026
- **Also known as:** GHSA-7228-x566-c73m

## What is CVE-2026-55119?

CVE-2026-55119 is a high-severity vulnerability in Ubiquiti Inc UniFi Talk Application, published on 2 Jul 2026. Any signed-in user can exploit it over the network, with no action from the victim.

### Official description

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

Weakness: CWE-284 (Improper Access Control)

## Which versions are affected by CVE-2026-55119?

It affects 1 product.


Products: Ui Unifi Talk Application.

## How do I fix CVE-2026-55119?

No fix has been published for CVE-2026-55119 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.

## Is CVE-2026-55119 being exploited?

There is no known exploitation of CVE-2026-55119 in the wild and no public exploit code.

## Other vulnerabilities in Ubiquiti Inc UniFi Talk Application

- [CVE-2026-50747](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2026-50747/): SQL injection in UniFi Talk Application (critical 9.9)
- [CVE-2026-55113](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2026-55113/): Server-side request forgery in UniFi Talk Application (high 7.5)

## Fix prompt for AI coding agents

```text
Check this codebase for CVE-2026-55119 and fix it if it is affected.

What it is: CVE-2026-55119 is a high-severity vulnerability in Ubiquiti Inc UniFi Talk Application, published on 2 Jul 2026. Any signed-in user can exploit it over the network, with no action from the victim.
Exploitation: There is no known exploitation of CVE-2026-55119 in the wild and no public exploit code.

Affected product: Ubiquiti Inc UniFi Talk Application. 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-2026-55119/ (Markdown: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2026-55119/index.md)
```

## Sources

- CVE record: https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2026-55119
- NVD: https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2026-55119
- OSV: https://osv.dev/vulnerability/CVE-2026-55119

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From sbomify Insights: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2026-55119/
Summaries are generated and may contain mistakes; the official description above is the record.