CVE-2016-6914
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.
Does this matter?
A public exploit is published in Exploit-DB and the impact is high, while EPSS rates exploitation at 1.2%. Anyone can run this; patch or mitigate before the next change window and check exposed instances for signs of use.
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.
- CVSS 3.1
- 7.8 HIGHCVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
- EPSS
- 1.16% probability · 67th percentile
- Public exploits
- 1 in Exploit-DB · first 26 December 2017
- CISA KEV
- Not listed
- Weakness
- CWE-276
- Affected
- ui/unifi video
- Source
- cve@mitre.org
EPSS 1.2% since 27 October 2026; no change recorded yet. Points are recorded when the score first appears and whenever it moves by a percentage point or more.
Public exploits (1)
Entries in Exploit-DB that cite this CVE. Links go to the Exploit-DB page and to the file in the public repository; nothing is hosted here. A verified tick means the Exploit-DB team confirmed the exploit works against the stated version.
References
- http://packetstormsecurity.com/files/145533/Ubiquiti-UniFi-Video-3.7.3-Windows-Local-Privilege-Escalation.htmlThird Party Advisory, VDB Entry
- http://seclists.org/fulldisclosure/2017/Dec/83Mailing List, Third Party Advisory
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/102278Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
- https://hackerone.com/reports/140793Issue Tracking, Third Party Advisory
- https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/43390/Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
- http://packetstormsecurity.com/files/145533/Ubiquiti-UniFi-Video-3.7.3-Windows-Local-Privilege-Escalation.htmlThird Party Advisory, VDB Entry
- http://seclists.org/fulldisclosure/2017/Dec/83Mailing List, Third Party Advisory
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/102278Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
- https://hackerone.com/reports/140793Issue Tracking, Third Party Advisory
- https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/43390/Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
Source: NVD record, EPSS from FIRST.org, KEV from CISA, exploits from Exploit-DB. Refreshed daily. Download this record as JSON.