CVE-2018-12591

7.2 highEPSS 1.8%

High (7.2) in ubnt edgeswitch firmware. EPSS 1.8% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days.

Ubiquiti Networks EdgeSwitch version 1.7.3 and prior suffer from an improperly neutralized element in an OS command due to lack of protection on the admin CLI, leading to code execution and privilege escalation greater than administrators themselves are allowed. An attacker with access to an admin account could escape the restricted CLI and execute arbitrary shell instructions.

Severity

CVSS 3.0

7.2 high

CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:H/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

EPSS: 1.8% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days; higher than 78% of CVEs (scores of 2026-10-31)
CWE: CWE-78
Published: 2018-06-20
Modified: 2026-06-17
Record from: the NVD, synced 2026-10-19

Affected

ubnt:edgeswitch_firmware

References

https://hackerone.com/reports/313245
https://hackerone.com/reports/313245

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