CVE-2026-21633 (GCVE-0-2026-21633)

Vulnerability from cvelistv5 – Published: 2026-01-05 16:47 – Updated: 2026-01-05 21:03
VLAI
Summary
A malicious actor with access to the adjacent network could obtain unauthorized access to a UniFi Protect Camera by exploiting a discovery protocol vulnerability in the Unifi Protect Application (Version 6.1.79 and earlier). Affected Products: UniFi Protect Application (Version 6.1.79 and earlier). Mitigation: Update your UniFi Protect Application to Version 6.2.72 or later.
Severity
8.8 (High)
CVSS:3.1/AV:A/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
SSVC
Exploitation: none Automatable: no Technical Impact: total
CISA Coordinator · CISA-ADP (v2.0.3)
Decision recorded 2026-01-05 21:03 UTC
CWE
  • CWE-287 - Improper Authentication
Assigner
References
Impacted products
Vendor Product Version CPE status
Ubiquiti Inc UniFi Protect Application Affected: 6.1.79 , < 6.2.72 (semver)
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