Improper access control in Ubiquiti Dream Machines
Key facts
- Attack vector
- Network
- Privileges required
- None
- User interaction
- None
- Attack complexity
- Low
- Impact type
- Security bypass
- Confidentiality · integrity · availability
- High · High · High
- Fix status
- Fixed
Attack profile from CVSS 3.1 · NVD. Fix status from CNA. Impact type from CWE-284.
Summary
A malicious actor with access to the network and under certain network configurations could exploit an Improper Access Control vulnerability found in certain devices running UniFi OS to make unauthorized changes to such UniFi OS devices.
Why it matters now
SSVC decision points
CISA ADP · SSVC 2.0.3
- Exploitation
- None
- Automatable
- No
- Technical impact
- Total
The decision (Track, Attend, Act) also depends on your mission and well-being impact; see CISA's SSVC guide.
Affected products
| Vendor | Product | Affected versions | Fixed in | Status | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ubiquiti | Dream Machines | before 5.1.19 | 5.1.19 | Patch available | CNA |
| Ubiquiti | Enterprise Fortress Gateway | before 5.1.19 | 5.1.19 | Patch available | CNA |
| Ubiquiti | Dream Wall | before 5.1.19 | 5.1.19 | Patch available | CNA |
| Ubiquiti | Dream Routers | before 5.1.19 | 5.1.19 | Patch available | CNA |
| Ubiquiti | Express 7 | before 5.1.19 | 5.1.19 | Patch available | CNA |
| Ubiquiti | Cloud Gateways | before 5.1.19 | 5.1.19 | Patch available | CNA |
| Ubiquiti | Enterprise Firewall Core | before 5.1.19 | 5.1.19 | Patch available | CNA |
- Dream Machines VendorUbiquiti Affected before 5.1.19 Fixed in 5.1.19 Patch available CNA
- Enterprise Fortress Gateway VendorUbiquiti Affected before 5.1.19 Fixed in 5.1.19 Patch available CNA
- Dream Wall VendorUbiquiti Affected before 5.1.19 Fixed in 5.1.19 Patch available CNA
- Dream Routers VendorUbiquiti Affected before 5.1.19 Fixed in 5.1.19 Patch available CNA
- Express 7 VendorUbiquiti Affected before 5.1.19 Fixed in 5.1.19 Patch available CNA
- Cloud Gateways VendorUbiquiti Affected before 5.1.19 Fixed in 5.1.19 Patch available CNA
- Enterprise Firewall Core VendorUbiquiti Affected before 5.1.19 Fixed in 5.1.19 Patch available CNA
Remediation
- Fix · CNA Dream Machines (Ubiquiti Inc) Fixed in 5.1.19
- Fix · CNA Enterprise Fortress Gateway (Ubiquiti Inc) Fixed in 5.1.19
- Fix · CNA Dream Wall (Ubiquiti Inc) Fixed in 5.1.19
- Fix · CNA Dream Routers (Ubiquiti Inc) Fixed in 5.1.19
- Fix · CNA Express 7 (Ubiquiti Inc) Fixed in 5.1.19
- Fix · CNA Cloud Gateways (Ubiquiti Inc) Fixed in 5.1.19
- Fix · CNA Enterprise Firewall Core (Ubiquiti Inc) Fixed in 5.1.19
Fixed in the same release
Records fixed by the same vendor advisory or release, as the CNA lists them.
- Release ·
Ubiquiti Cloud Gateways, Dream Machines and 2 more products 5.1.19
7 records Highest priority Priority MEDIUM 5 MEDIUM, 2 LOW
Other records, highest priority first
- TI-2026-39278 Improper input validation in Ubiquiti UniFi OS ServerPriority MEDIUM 46
- TI-2026-39279 Path traversal in Ubiquiti UniFi OS ServerPriority MEDIUM 45
- TI-2026-39280 SQL injection in Ubiquiti UniFi OS ServerPriority MEDIUM 41
- Release ·
Ubiquiti Enterprise Firewall Core, Enterprise Fortress Gateway, Express 7 5.1.19
6 records Highest priority Priority MEDIUM 4 MEDIUM, 2 LOW
Other records, highest priority first
- TI-2026-39278 Improper input validation in Ubiquiti UniFi OS ServerPriority MEDIUM 46
- TI-2026-39279 Path traversal in Ubiquiti UniFi OS ServerPriority MEDIUM 45
- TI-2026-39280 SQL injection in Ubiquiti UniFi OS ServerPriority MEDIUM 41
Timeline
- 2026-10-02 Threatist record created from CVE-2026-55116
- 2026-10-03 Alias added: GHSA-hh99-693c-cjm3
References
Sources
- CVE-2026-55116 · CVE Program
- CVE-2026-55116 · NVD
- FIRST EPSS
- GHSA-hh99-693c-cjm3 · GitHub Advisory Database · CC BY 4.0
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