What is CVE-2019-5424?

CVE-2019-5424 is a high-severity vulnerability in Ubiquiti Networks Edgemax, classified under Command Injection. CVSS score: 8.8/10. Published 2019-04-10.

How severe is CVE-2019-5424?

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

RCE in Ubiquiti Networks Edgemax

CVE-2019-5424

In Ubiquiti Networks EdgeSwitch X v1.1.0 and prior, a privileged user can execute arbitrary shell commands over the SSH CLI interface. This allows to execute shell commands under the root user.

Vulnerability class: Command Injection (OS Command Injection)

EPSS: 0.019 (78.0th 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

Ubiquiti Networks Edgemax — versions EdgeSwitch X prior to v1.1.1
Ui Edgeswitch_x

Weakness classification (CWE)

References

support@hackerone.com (Third Party Advisory, x_refsource_MISC)
support@hackerone.com (x_refsource_CONFIRM, Patch, Vendor Advisory)

Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2019-5424?: CVE-2019-5424 is a high-severity vulnerability in Ubiquiti Networks Edgemax, classified under Command Injection. CVSS score: 8.8/10. Published 2019-04-10.
How severe is CVE-2019-5424?: High severity. CVSS v3 base score is 8.8 out of 10.