UniFi Protect Application: Improper Authentication
CVE-2025-23116 is a critical-severity improper authentication vulnerability in UniFi Protect Application from Ubiquiti, with a CVSS 3.0 base score of 9.6 out of 10. It can be exploited from the same local network by an unauthenticated attacker, without any action from a user. The record lists version 5.2.49 as the first without the flaw, so updating UniFi Protect Application to that release or later removes the exposure. There is no confirmed exploitation so far. EPSS estimates a 0.51% chance of exploitation within 30 days, which is low compared with other CVEs.
Critical severity: a successful attack would have severe impact.
What to do
- Update UniFi Protect Application to 5.2.49 or a later version.
- Read the advisory on community.ui.com for workarounds and exact fixed builds.
Affected products and versions
| Vendor | Product | Affected versions | Fixed in |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ubiquiti | UniFi Protect Application | 5.2.49 up to, but not including, 5.2.49 | 5.2.49 |
Version data comes from the organisation that assigned the CVE. Confirm against the vendor advisory before deciding you are unaffected.
How the severity score breaks down
- Attack vector
- AdjacentThe attacker must be on the same local network segment.
- Attack complexity
- LowNo special conditions are needed; the attack works reliably.
- Privileges required
- NoneNo account or login is needed.
- User interaction
- NoneNo action by a victim is required.
- Scope
- ChangedThe attack can reach beyond the vulnerable component into other systems.
- Confidentiality
- HighAll data handled by the component can be read.
- Integrity
- HighData or code can be modified at will.
- Availability
- HighThe component can be taken down completely.
Vector: CVSS:3.0/AV:A/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:C/C:H/I:H/A:H. Scored by CNA (hackerone.com).
Official description
An Authentication Bypass vulnerability on UniFi Protect Application with Auto-Adopt Bridge Devices enabled could allow a malicious actor with access to UniFi Protect Cameras adjacent network to take control of UniFi Protect Cameras.
Source: the CVE record as published by its numbering authority, via NVD and CVE.org.
The underlying weakness: Improper Authentication
When an actor claims to have a given identity, the product does not prove or insufficiently proves that the claim is correct.
How developers prevent this class of flaw
- Use an authentication framework or library such as the OWASP ESAPI Authentication feature.
Timeline
- CVE record published.
- CISA published its SSVC assessment (exploitation: none, automatable: no, technical impact: total).
- Record last changed materially (score, affected products, status or references).
References
Advisories
Other vulnerabilities in UniFi Protect Application
- 9.9 Critical severity
- 10.0 Critical severity
- 9.9 Critical severity
- 8.8 High severity
- 9.9 Critical severity
- 8.1 High severity
Recent Improper Authentication vulnerabilities
- 9.1 Critical severity
- 9.1 Critical severity
- 8.8 High severity
- 9.8 Critical severity
- 7.5 High severity
- 9.8 Critical severity
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