Missing Authentication for Critical Function in UniFi Protect Application - CVE-2025-23116
Published: June 13, 2025
Vulnerability identifier: #VU111122
CSH Severity: Medium
CVSS v4: 8.7 [CVSS:4.0/AV:A/AC:L/AT:N/PR:N/UI:N/VC:H/VI:H/VA:H/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N]
CVE-ID: CVE-2025-23116
CWE-ID: CWE-306
Exploitation vector: Adjecent network
Exploit availability:
No public exploit available
Vulnerability details
The vulnerability allows a remote attacker to bypass authentication process.
The vulnerability exists due to the lack of authentication prior to allowing access to functionality within the handling of bridge device adoption requests. A remote attacker on the local network can bypass authentication and disclose credentials for accessing connected devices.
Affected software
UniFi Protect Application
How to mitigate CVE-2025-23116
Install updates from vendor's website.
UniFi Protect Application - update to 5.2.49