What is CVE-2025-23116?

CVE-2025-23116 is a critical-severity vulnerability in Ubiquiti Inc Unifi Protect Application, classified under Improper Authentication. CVSS score: 9.6/10. Published 2025-03-01.

How severe is CVE-2025-23116?

Critical severity. CVSS v3 base score is 9.6 out of 10.

Is CVE-2025-23116 known to be exploited?

1 public proof-of-concept repositories are indexed. Not currently listed in the CISA KEV catalog.

Auth bypass in Ubiquiti Inc Unifi Protect Application

CVE-2025-23116

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.

Vulnerability class: Broken Authentication

EPSS: 0.005 (40.1th percentile) — read the EPSS interpretation.

CVSS v3 metric

CVSS v3 base score 9.6 (Critical). Vector: CVSS:3.0/AV:A/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:C/C:H/I:H/A:H.

Affected products

Ubiquiti Inc Unifi Protect Application — versions 5.2.49

Weakness classification (CWE)

CWE-287 — Improper Authentication

Public proof-of-concept exploits

ARPSyndicate/cve-scores

References

support@hackerone.com

Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2025-23116?: CVE-2025-23116 is a critical-severity vulnerability in Ubiquiti Inc Unifi Protect Application, classified under Improper Authentication. CVSS score: 9.6/10. Published 2025-03-01.
How severe is CVE-2025-23116?: Critical severity. CVSS v3 base score is 9.6 out of 10.
Is CVE-2025-23116 known to be exploited?: 1 public proof-of-concept repositories are indexed. Not currently listed in the CISA KEV catalog.