A malicious actor with local access and low privileges could exploit an External Control of File Name or Path vulnerability found in WiFiman Desktop to execute arbitrary commands with root privileges on the host device.
History

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Title Local Privilege Escalation via File Path Control in Ubiquiti WiFiman Desktop

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Description A malicious actor with local access and low privileges could exploit an External Control of File Name or Path vulnerability found in WiFiman Desktop for macOS to execute arbitrary commands with root privileges on the host device. A malicious actor with local access and low privileges could exploit an External Control of File Name or Path vulnerability found in WiFiman Desktop to execute arbitrary commands with root privileges on the host device.

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First Time appeared Ubiquiti
Ubiquiti wifiman Desktop For Macos
Vendors & Products Ubiquiti
Ubiquiti wifiman Desktop For Macos

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Metrics ssvc

{'options': {'Automatable': 'no', 'Exploitation': 'none', 'Technical Impact': 'total'}, 'version': '2.0.3'}


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Title Local Privilege Escalation via File Path Control in Ubiquiti WiFiman Desktop

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Description A malicious actor with local access and low privileges could exploit an External Control of File Name or Path vulnerability found in WiFiman Desktop for macOS to execute arbitrary commands with root privileges on the host device.
Weaknesses CWE-73
References
Metrics cvssV3_1

{'score': 7.8, 'vector': 'CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H'}


cve-icon MITRE

Status: PUBLISHED

Assigner: Ubiquiti

Published: 2026-10-29T18:26:35.631Z

Updated: 2026-10-31T13:15:01.713Z

Reserved: 2026-10-29T17:33:16.275Z

Link: CVE-2026-119250

cve-icon Vulnrichment

Updated: 2026-10-29T20:40:12.259Z

cve-icon NVD

Status : Awaiting Analysis

Published: 2026-10-29T19:17:21.363

Modified: 2026-10-31T14:16:30.813

Link: CVE-2026-119250

cve-icon Redhat

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