{"id":"CVE-2019-5425","url":"https://www.cyber-defence.io/tools/cve/CVE-2019-5425","generatedAt":"2026-10-27T23:27:25.671Z","title":"In Ubiquiti Networks EdgeSwitch X v1.1.0 and prior, an authenticated user can execute arbitrary shell commands over the SSH interface bypassing the CLI interface, which allow them to escalate privileges to root.","description":"In Ubiquiti Networks EdgeSwitch X v1.1.0 and prior, an authenticated user can execute arbitrary shell commands over the SSH interface bypassing the CLI interface, which allow them to escalate privileges to root.","published":"2019-04-10T18:29:01.000Z","lastModified":"2026-06-17T02:37:40.000Z","status":"Modified","sourceIdentifier":"support@hackerone.com","cvss":{"version":"3.0","score":8.8,"severity":"HIGH","vector":"CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H"},"cwe":["CWE-78"],"affected":["ui/edgeswitch x"],"epss":{"score":0.01906,"percentile":0.79604,"date":"2026-10-26","history":[]},"kev":{"listed":false},"exploits":{"count":0,"verified":false,"firstPublished":null,"source":"Exploit-DB (https://gitlab.com/exploit-database/exploitdb)","entries":[]},"verdict":{"level":"high","text":"High impact if exploited, but EPSS currently rates exploitation as unlikely (1.91%). Schedule it in the normal patch cycle and watch for a rise in EPSS or a public exploit."},"changes":[],"references":[{"url":"https://community.ubnt.com/t5/EdgeMAX-Updates-Blog/EdgeMAX-EdgeSwitch-X-software-release-v1-1-1/ba-p/2731137","tags":["Mitigation","Patch","Vendor Advisory"],"source":"support@hackerone.com"},{"url":"https://hackerone.com/reports/511025","tags":["Third Party Advisory"],"source":"support@hackerone.com"},{"url":"https://community.ubnt.com/t5/EdgeMAX-Updates-Blog/EdgeMAX-EdgeSwitch-X-software-release-v1-1-1/ba-p/2731137","tags":["Mitigation","Patch","Vendor Advisory"],"source":"af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108"},{"url":"https://hackerone.com/reports/511025","tags":["Third Party Advisory"],"source":"af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108"}],"sources":{"nvd":"https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2019-5425","epss":"https://www.first.org/epss/","kev":"https://www.cisa.gov/known-exploited-vulnerabilities-catalog","exploitdb":"https://www.exploit-db.com/"},"licence":"CC BY 4.0 — link back to the CVE Explorer if you publish the results; upstream data remains subject to its own terms."}