What is CVE-2016-7792?

CVE-2016-7792 is a high-severity vulnerability in Ubiquiti Networks Unifi Ap Ac Lite, classified under Improper Access Control. CVSS score: 8.8/10. Published 2017-01-23.

How severe is CVE-2016-7792?

High severity. CVSS v3 base score is 8.8 out of 10.

Vulnerability in Ubiquiti Networks Unifi Ap Ac Lite

CVE-2016-7792

Ubiquiti Networks UniFi 5.2.7 does not restrict access to the database, which allows remote attackers to modify the database by directly connecting to it.

Published 2017-01-23 · last modified 2026-06-17.

CVSS v3 metric

CVSS v3 base score 8.8 (High). Vector: CVSS:3.0/AV:A/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H.

EPSS exploit prediction

EPSS: 0.030 (87.0th percentile), scored 2026-10-02.

Low probability of exploitation in the next 30 days, but still tracked. 87th percentile — 87.0% of CVEs in the catalogue have a lower EPSS than this one. How to read EPSS.

EPSS over last 30 days · oldest: 0.030 · newest: 0.030 · change: 0.000

Affected products

Weakness classification (CWE)

CWE-284 — Improper Access Control

References

www.securityfocus.com/bid/93270 (vdb-entry)
packetstormsecurity.com/files/138928/Ubiquiti-UniFi-AP-AC-Lite-5.2.7-Improper-A… (Exploit, VDB Entry, Third Party Advisory)

Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2016-7792?: CVE-2016-7792 is a high-severity vulnerability in Ubiquiti Networks Unifi Ap Ac Lite, classified under Improper Access Control. CVSS score: 8.8/10. Published 2017-01-23.
How severe is CVE-2016-7792?: High severity. CVSS v3 base score is 8.8 out of 10.