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CVE-2024-27981: ubiquiti inc. unifi network application Command Injection

CVSS: 9.8v3.1CriticalDeferred
Published 04-04-2024Last modified 18-03-2025
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Vulnerability summary

CVE-2024-27981 is a critical (CVSS 9.8) Command Injection vulnerability in ubiquiti inc. unifi network application. EPSS estimates a 1.30% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days, higher than 70% of scored vulnerabilities.

Overall risk
70/100
0100
High · default modelHow is this calculated?
CVSS score
9.8/10
010
Critical · v3.1 (CVE.org)
EPSS score
1.30%
0%100%
Low · +0.14 pp in 30 days
KEVNot listedIn no KEV catalog
RansomwareNone recordedNo known use recorded
Public exploits0No public exploits recorded

Timeline

  1. 04-04-2024
    PublishedVulnerability first disclosed.
  2. 18-03-2025
    Last modifiedVulnerability information updated.

Description

A Command Injection vulnerability found in a Self-Hosted UniFi Network Servers (Linux) with UniFi Network Application (Version 8.0.28 and earlier) allows a malicious actor with UniFi Network Application Administrator credentials to escalate privileges to root on the host device. Affected Products: UniFi Network Application (Version 8.0.28 and earlier) . Mitigation: Update UniFi Network Application to Version 8.1.113 or later.

CVSS metrics

2 scores · 2 sources · 1 version

EPSS trend

Probability

1.30%

Chance of exploitation in the next 30 days

Percentile

70%

Versus all other CVEs

30-day change

+0.14 pp

From 1.16% on 19-09-2026

19-09-202619-10-2026
EPSS score
1.30%

Known exploited

Compare KEV catalogs

Not in any of the 3 tracked catalogs.

Public exploits

0 found

No public exploits indexed.

Weaknesses

CWE · root cause

Affected systems

Ubiquiti inc.1 product

1 vendor · 1 product

References

1 links