CVE-2016-6914

HIGH

UI Unifi Video < 3.8.0 - Incorrect Default Permissions

Title source: rule
STIX 2.1

Description

Ubiquiti UniFi Video before 3.8.0 for Windows uses weak permissions for the installation directory, which allows local users to gain SYSTEM privileges via a Trojan horse taskkill.exe file.

Exploits (2)

exploitdb WRITEUP
by Julien Ahrens · textlocalwindows
https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/43390
nomisec WORKING POC
by CybermonkX · poc
https://github.com/CybermonkX/CVE-2016-6914-UniFiVideo-LPE

References (5)

Core 5
Core References
Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry vdb-entry x_refsource_bid
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/102278
Mailing List, Third Party Advisory mailing-list x_refsource_fulldisc
http://seclists.org/fulldisclosure/2017/Dec/83
Issue Tracking, Third Party Advisory x_refsource_misc
https://hackerone.com/reports/140793
Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry exploit x_refsource_exploit-db
https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/43390/

Scores

CVSS v3 7.8
EPSS 0.0089
EPSS Percentile 75.5%
Attack Vector LOCAL
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

Details

CWE
CWE-276
Status published
Products (1)
ui/unifi_video < 3.8.0
Published Dec 27, 2017
Tracked Since Feb 18, 2026