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TI-2018-03818 Aliases CVE-2018-5265GHSA-9vc8-2mjv-r265

Ubiquiti EdgeOS 1.9.1 on EdgeRouter Lite devices allows remote attackers to execute…

Priority LOW 37CWE-78Published · Updated

Key facts

Attack vector
Network
Privileges required
High
User interaction
None
Attack complexity
Low
Impact type
Code execution
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-78.

Summary

Ubiquiti EdgeOS 1.9.1 on EdgeRouter Lite devices allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code with admin credentials, because /opt/vyatta/share/vyatta-cfg/templates/system/static-host-mapping/host-name/node.def does not sanitize the 'alias' or 'ips' parameter for shell metacharacters.

Why it matters now

EPSS 0.02926 87th percentileScored 2026-11-07
Public exploit Yes 1 exploit referenceTagged by NVD
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:o:ui:edgeos:1.9.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*1.9.1VulnerableUbiquiti
cpe:2.3:h:ui:erlite-3:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:*not specified by NVDRunning onUbiquiti
  • cpe:2.3:o:ui:edgeos:1.9.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 1.9.1 Vulnerable ·Ubiquiti
  • cpe:2.3:h:ui:erlite-3:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions not specified by NVD Running on ·Ubiquiti

Remediation

No fixed version listed by the sources yet.

Timeline

  1. 2026-10-02 Threatist record created from CVE-2018-5265
  2. 2026-10-03 Alias added: GHSA-9vc8-2mjv-r265

References

Exploit 1

  • TI-2017-00882 Improper privilege management in Ubiquiti Networks EdgeRouter X CVSS 3.1HIGH 8.8

Sources

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