CVE-2016-6914

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Summary

CVECVE-2016-6914
StatePUBLIC
Assigner[email protected]
Source PriorityCVE Program / NVD first with legacy fallback
Published2017-12-27 17:29:00 UTC
Updated2021-09-13 12:09:00 UTC
DescriptionUbiquiti 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.

Risk And Classification

Problem Types: CWE-276

NVD Known Affected Configurations (CPE 2.3)

TypeVendorProductVersionUpdateEditionLanguage
Operating System Microsoft Windows All All All All
Operating System Microsoft Windows All All All All
Application Ubnt Unifi Video All All All All
Application Ubnt Unifi Video All All All All
Application Ui Unifi Video All All All All

References

ReferenceSourceLinkTags
Ubiquiti UniFi Video CVE-2016-6914 Local Privilege Escalation Vulnerability BID www.securityfocus.com Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
Ubiquiti UniFi Video 3.7.3 (Windows) Local Privilege Escalation ≈ Packet Storm MISC packetstormsecurity.com Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
HackerOne MISC hackerone.com Issue Tracking, Third Party Advisory
Ubiquiti UniFi Video 3.7.3 - Local Privilege Escalation EXPLOIT-DB www.exploit-db.com Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
Full Disclosure: [CVE-2016-6914] Ubiquiti UniFi Video v3.7.3 (Windows) Local Privileges Escalation via Insecure Directory Permissions FULLDISC seclists.org Mailing List, Third Party Advisory
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