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TI-2017-00879 Aliases CVE-2017-0932GHSA-5rvj-63w4-52xh

Improper privilege management in Ubiquiti Networks EdgeRouter X

Priority MEDIUM 40CWE-269Published · Updated

Key facts

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

Attack profile from CVSS 3.0 · NVD. Fix status from CNA. Impact type from CWE-269.

Summary

Ubiquiti Networks EdgeOS version 1.9.1.1 and prior suffer from an Improper Privilege Management vulnerability due to the lack of validation on the input of the Feature functionality. An attacker with access to an operator (read-only) account and ssh connection to the devices could escalate privileges to admin (root) access in the system.

Why it matters now

EPSS 0.01212 68th percentileScored 2026-11-07
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
Ubiquiti NetworksEdgeRouter XEdgeOS v1.9.1.1 and prior—No fix listedCNA
  • EdgeRouter X VendorUbiquiti Networks Affected EdgeOS v1.9.1.1 and prior Fixed in — No fix listed CNA

CPE configurations NVD · 1

CPEVersionsRoleVendor
cpe:2.3:o:ubnt:edgeos:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*up to 1.9.1.1VulnerableUbnt
  • cpe:2.3:o:ubnt:edgeos:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions up to 1.9.1.1 Vulnerable ·Ubnt

Remediation

No fixed version listed by the sources yet.

Timeline

  1. 2026-10-02 Threatist record created from CVE-2017-0932
  2. 2026-10-03 Alias added: GHSA-5rvj-63w4-52xh

References

Patch 1

Advisory 1

  • TI-2016-06544 Ubiquiti Networks UniFi 5.2.7 does not restrict access to the database, which allows… CVSS 3.0HIGH 8.8
  • TI-2019-03835 OS command injection in Ubiquiti Networks EdgeMAX CVSS 3.0HIGH 8.8
  • TI-2019-03834 Command injection in Ubiquiti Networks EdgeMAX CVSS 3.1HIGH 8.8
  • TI-2017-00882 Improper privilege management in Ubiquiti Networks EdgeRouter X CVSS 3.1HIGH 8.8
  • TI-2017-00881 Improper privilege management in Ubiquiti Networks EdgeRouter X CVSS 3.0HIGH 8.8
  • TI-2017-00880 Cross-site request forgery in Ubiquiti Networks EdgeRouter X CVSS 3.0HIGH 8.0
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Sources

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