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TI-2016-05937 Aliases CVE-2016-6914GHSA-m6qh-7ffq-jg2w

Ubiquiti UniFi Video before 3.8.0 for Windows uses weak permissions for the installation…

Priority LOW 36CWE-276Published · Updated

Key facts

Attack vector
Local
Privileges required
Low
User interaction
None
Attack complexity
Low
Impact type
—
Confidentiality · integrity · availability
High · High · High
Fix status
No fix listed

Attack profile from CVSS 3.1 · NVD. Fix status from CNA.

Summary

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.

Why it matters now

EPSS 0.01161 67th percentileScored 2026-11-07
Public exploit Yes 1 exploit referenceTagged by the CNA
Fix No fix listed No fixed version in the sources yet

SSVC decision points

Not available: CISA has not published SSVC decision points for this record.

Affected products

VendorProductAffected versionsFixed inStatusSource
——all versions—No fix listedCNA
  • — Vendor— Affected all versions Fixed in — No fix listed CNA

CPE configurations NVD · 2

CPEVersionsRoleVendor
cpe:2.3:a:ui:unifi_video:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*before 3.8.0VulnerableUbiquiti
cpe:2.3:o:microsoft:windows:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*all versionsRunning onMicrosoft
  • cpe:2.3:a:ui:unifi_video:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions before 3.8.0 Vulnerable ·Ubiquiti
  • cpe:2.3:o:microsoft:windows:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions all versions Running on ·Microsoft

Remediation

No fixed version listed by the sources yet.

Timeline

  1. 2026-10-02 Threatist record created from CVE-2016-6914
  2. 2026-10-03 Alias added: GHSA-m6qh-7ffq-jg2w

References

Exploit 1

Advisory 3

  • TI-2019-03839 Cross-site request forgery in UniFi Video Server CVSS 3.0HIGH 8.8
  • TI-2020-06562 Path traversal in UniFi Video Controller CVSS 3.1HIGH 8.4
  • TI-2020-15188 In Ubiquiti UniFi Video v3.10.13, when the executable starts, its first library… CVSS 3.1HIGH 7.8
  • TI-2020-06564 Uncontrolled search path in UniFi Video Controller CVSS 3.1HIGH 7.8
  • TI-2020-06563 The UniFi Video Server (Windows) web interface configuration restore functionality at the… CVSS 3.1MEDIUM 6.5
  • TI-2014-01761 The default Flash cross-domain policy (crossdomain.xml) in Ubiquiti Networks UniFi Video… CVSS 2.0MEDIUM 6.0

Sources

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