CVE-2016-6914 - Vulnerability Details - OpenCVE

Ubiquiti UniFi Video before 3.8.0 for Windows uses weak permissions for the installation directory, which allows local users to gain SYSTEM privileges via a Trojan horse taskkill.exe file.

No CVSS v4.0

Attack Vector Local

Attack Complexity Low

Privileges Required Low

Scope Unchanged

Confidentiality Impact High

Integrity Impact High

Availability Impact High

User Interaction None

No CVSS v3.0

Access Vector Local

Access Complexity Low

Authentication None

Confidentiality Impact Complete

Integrity Impact Complete

Availability Impact Complete

This CVE is not in the KEV list.

The EPSS score is 0.00157.

Key SSVC decision points have not yet been added.

Vendors	Products
Microsoft	Windows
Ui	Unifi Video

Configuration 1 [-]

AND

cpe:2.3:a:ui:unifi_video:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

cpe:2.3:o:microsoft:windows:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

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Advisories

Source	ID	Title
EUVD	EUVD-2016-7799	Ubiquiti UniFi Video before 3.8.0 for Windows uses weak permissions for the installation directory, which allows local users to gain SYSTEM privileges via a Trojan horse taskkill.exe file.

Fixes

Solution

No solution given by the vendor.

Workaround

No workaround given by the vendor.

References

Link	Providers
http://packetstormsecurity.com/files/145533/Ubiquiti-UniFi-Video-3.7.3-Windows-Local-Privilege-Escalation.html
http://seclists.org/fulldisclosure/2017/Dec/83
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/102278
https://hackerone.com/reports/140793
https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/43390/

History

Sat, 12 Jul 2025 13:45:00 +0000

Type	Values Removed	Values Added
Metrics	epss `{'score': 0.00206}`	epss `{'score': 0.00135}`

MITRE

Status: PUBLISHED

Assigner: mitre

Published: 2017-12-27T17:00:00

Updated: 2024-08-06T01:43:38.547Z

Reserved: 2016-08-22T00:00:00

Link: CVE-2016-6914

Vulnrichment

No data.

NVD

Status : Deferred

Published: 2017-12-27T17:29:00.230

Modified: 2025-04-20T01:37:25.860

Link: CVE-2016-6914

Redhat

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OpenCVE Enrichment

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