CVE-2016-6914

Ubiquiti UniFi Video before 3.8.0 for Windows uses weak permissions for the installation directory, which allows local users to gain SYSTEM privileges via a Trojan horse taskkill.exe file.

CVSS v3 7.8 HIGH
CVSS v2.0 7.2 HIGH

7.8^/10

CVSS v3 : HIGH

Vector :

Exploitability : 1.8 / Impact : 5.9

Attack Vector LOCAL

Attack Complexity LOW

Privileges Required LOW

User Interaction NONE

Confidentiality Impact HIGH

Integrity Impact HIGH

Availability Impact HIGH

Scope UNCHANGED

7.2^/10

CVSS v2.0 : HIGH

Vector : AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C

Exploitability : 3.9 / Impact : 10.0

Access Vector LOCAL

Access Complexity LOW

Authentication NONE

Confidentiality Impact COMPLETE

Integrity Impact COMPLETE

Availability Impact COMPLETE

References

Link	Resource
http://packetstormsecurity.com/files/145533/Ubiquiti-UniFi-Video-3.7.3-Windows-Local-Privilege-Escalation.html	Third Party Advisory VDB Entry
http://seclists.org/fulldisclosure/2017/Dec/83	Mailing List Third Party Advisory
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/102278	Third Party Advisory VDB Entry
https://hackerone.com/reports/140793	Issue Tracking Third Party Advisory
https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/43390/	Third Party Advisory VDB Entry
http://packetstormsecurity.com/files/145533/Ubiquiti-UniFi-Video-3.7.3-Windows-Local-Privilege-Escalation.html	Third Party Advisory VDB Entry
http://seclists.org/fulldisclosure/2017/Dec/83	Mailing List Third Party Advisory
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/102278	Third Party Advisory VDB Entry
https://hackerone.com/reports/140793	Issue Tracking Third Party Advisory
https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/43390/	Third Party Advisory VDB Entry

Configurations

Configuration 1 (hide)

AND

cpe:2.3:a:ui:unifi_video:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

cpe:2.3:o:microsoft:windows:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

History

No history.

Information

Published : 2017-12-27 17:29

Updated : 2025-04-20 01:37

NVD link : CVE-2016-6914

Mitre link : CVE-2016-6914

CVE.ORG link : CVE-2016-6914

JSON object : View

Products Affected

ui

unifi_video

microsoft

windows

CWE

CWE-276

Incorrect Default Permissions

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