Privilege escalation in Ubiquiti Networks Edgerouter X

CVE-2017-0935

Ubiquiti Networks EdgeOS version 1.9.1.1 and prior suffer from an Improper Privilege Management vulnerability due to the lack of protection of the file system leading to sensitive information being exposed. An attacker with access to an operator (read-only) account could escalate privileges to admin (root) access in the system.

Vulnerability class: Privilege Escalation

EPSS: 0.013 (67.5th percentile) — read the EPSS interpretation.

CVSS v3 metric

CVSS v3 base score 8.8 (High). Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H.

Affected products

Weakness classification (CWE)

References

Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2017-0935?
CVE-2017-0935 is a high-severity vulnerability in Ubiquiti Networks Edgerouter X, classified under Improper Privilege Management. CVSS score: 8.8/10. Published 2018-03-22.
How severe is CVE-2017-0935?
High severity. CVSS v3 base score is 8.8 out of 10.