High severity7.8NVD Advisory· Published Dec 27, 2017· Updated Jun 17, 2026

CVE-2016-6914

Description

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.

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Affected products

Ubiquiti Community/Unifi Videoinferred
Range: <3.8.0
UI/Unifi Video
cpe:2.3:a:ui:unifi_video:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
Range: <3.8.0
Ubiquiti Inc/UniFi Videollm-fuzzy
Range: <3.8.0

Patches

Vulnerability mechanics

References

packetstormsecurity.com/files/145533/Ubiquiti-UniFi-Video-3.7.3-Windows-Local-Privilege-Escalation.htmlnvdThird Party AdvisoryVDB Entry
seclists.org/fulldisclosure/2017/Dec/83nvdMailing ListThird Party Advisory
www.securityfocus.com/bid/102278nvdThird Party AdvisoryVDB Entry
hackerone.com/reports/140793nvdIssue TrackingThird Party Advisory
www.exploit-db.com/exploits/43390/nvdThird Party AdvisoryVDB Entry

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