Improper access control in Ubiquiti UniFi Protect AI Key
Key facts
- Attack vector
- Network
- Privileges required
- None
- User interaction
- None
- Attack complexity
- Low
- Impact type
- Security bypass
- Confidentiality · integrity · availability
- Low · Low · High
- Fix status
- Fixed
Attack profile from CVSS 3.1 · CNA. Fix status from CNA. Impact type from CWE-284.
Summary
Improper access control in Ubiquiti UniFi Protect AI Key versions from 0 before 2.2.8 lets a network attacker with no privileges and no user interaction obtain information, make unauthorized changes, and cause a denial of service on the device. The flaw is classified as CWE-284.
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 could exploit an Improper Access Control vulnerability found in UniFi Protect AI Key to obtain information, make unauthorized changes, and execute a Denial of Service (DoS) attack on the device.
Why it matters now
SSVC decision points
CISA ADP · SSVC 2.0.3
- Exploitation
- None
- Automatable
- Yes
- 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
Update Ubiquiti UniFi Protect AI Key to version 2.2.8 or later.
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-2026-73875 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
- TI-2026-73874 Ubiquiti UniFi Protect AI Key flaw exposes internal resourcesPriority LOW 30
Timeline
- 2026-10-14 Threatist record created from CVE-2026-110459
- 2026-10-14 Alias added: GHSA-f7f5-358j-wfqf
- 2026-10-14 Priority changed: MEDIUM → LOW
- 2026-10-15 CISA SSVC decision points changed
- 2026-10-15 Priority changed: LOW → MEDIUM
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-2026-110459 · CVE Program
- CVE-2026-110459 · NVD
- FIRST EPSS
- GHSA-f7f5-358j-wfqf · GitHub Advisory Database · CC BY 4.0
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