Path traversal in Ubiquiti UniFi Protect AI Key exposes file details
Key facts
- Attack vector
- Network
- Privileges required
- None
- User interaction
- None
- Attack complexity
- High
- Impact type
- Information disclosure
- Confidentiality · integrity · availability
- Low · None · None
- Fix status
- Fixed
Attack profile from CVSS 3.1 · CNA. Fix status from CNA. Impact type from CWE-22 and the CVSS impact.
Summary
Ubiquiti UniFi Protect AI Key versions before 2.2.8 contain a path traversal flaw (CWE-22) that does not restrict pathnames to a permitted directory. A malicious actor with network access could, under certain conditions, obtain information about files on the device.
Written with Claude Haiku 5.5 from the sources below · 2026-10-28
Description from the CNA
A malicious actor with access to the network and under certain conditions could exploit a Path Traversal vulnerability found in UniFi Protect AI Key to obtain information about files on the device.
Why it matters now
SSVC decision points
CISA ADP · SSVC 2.0.3
- Exploitation
- None
- Automatable
- No
- Technical impact
- Partial
The decision (Track, Attend, Act) also depends on your mission and well-being impact; see CISA's SSVC guide.
Affected products
Remediation
Upgrade Ubiquiti UniFi Protect AI Key to version 2.2.8, the fixed version.
Written with Claude Haiku 5.5 from the sources below · 2026-10-28
- Fix · CNA UniFi Protect AI Key (Ubiquiti Inc) Fixed in 2.2.8
Fixed in the same release
Records fixed by the same vendor advisory or release, as the CNA lists them.
- Release ·
Ubiquiti UniFi Protect AI Key 2.2.8
6 records Highest priority Priority MEDIUM 2 MEDIUM, 4 LOW
Other records, highest priority first
- TI-2026-73879 Improper access control in Ubiquiti UniFi Protect AI KeyPriority MEDIUM 43
- TI-2026-73875 Command injection in Ubiquiti UniFi Protect AI Key via improper input validationPriority MEDIUM 40
- TI-2026-73876 UniFi Protect AI Key access control flaw exposes internal resourcesPriority LOW 30
Timeline
- 2026-10-14 Threatist record created from CVE-2026-110457
- 2026-10-14 Alias added: GHSA-898m-6rc6-jhvx
- 2026-10-14 CISA SSVC decision points changed
References
More Ubiquiti vulnerabilities
- TI-2026-27142 Improper input validation in Ubiquiti UniFi OS Server KEVCVSS 3.1CRITICAL 10.0
- TI-2026-27141 Path traversal in Ubiquiti UniFi OS Server KEVCVSS 3.1CRITICAL 10.0
- TI-2026-27140 Improper access control in Ubiquiti UniFi OS Server KEVCVSS 3.1CRITICAL 10.0
- TI-2010-05027 On certain Ubiquiti devices, Command Injection exists via a GET request to stainfo.cgi… KEVCVSS 3.1CRITICAL 9.8
- TI-2020-19187 AirControl 1.4.2 - PreAuth Remote Code Execution CVSS 4.0CRITICAL 9.3
- TI-2015-07644 Ubiquiti airOS HTTP(S) unauthenticated arbitrary file upload CVSS 3.0CRITICAL 9.8
Sources
- CVE-2026-110457 · CVE Program
- CVE-2026-110457 · NVD
- FIRST EPSS
- GHSA-898m-6rc6-jhvx · GitHub Advisory Database · CC BY 4.0
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