Description
A malicious actor with local access and high privileges could exploit an Improper Access Control vulnerability found in WiFiman Desktop for macOS to escalate privileges on the host device.
Published: 2026-10-29
Score: 6.7 Medium
EPSS: < 1% Very Low
KEV: No
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History

Fri, 30 Oct 2026 23:45:00 +0000

Type Values Removed Values Added
First Time appeared Ubiquiti
Ubiquiti wifiman Desktop For Macos
Vendors & Products Ubiquiti
Ubiquiti wifiman Desktop For Macos

Thu, 29 Oct 2026 21:30:00 +0000

Type Values Removed Values Added
Metrics ssvc

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

Thu, 29 Oct 2026 20:00:00 +0000

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Title Privilege Escalation via Improper Access Control in Ubiquiti WiFiman Desktop for macOS

Thu, 29 Oct 2026 18:45:00 +0000

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Description A malicious actor with local access and high privileges could exploit an Improper Access Control vulnerability found in WiFiman Desktop for macOS to escalate privileges on the host device.
Weaknesses CWE-284
References
Metrics cvssV3_1

{'score': 6.7, 'vector': 'CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:H/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H'}

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Ubiquiti Wifiman Desktop For Macos
cve-icon MITRE

Status: PUBLISHED

Assigner: Ubiquiti

Published:

Updated: 2026-10-29T20:39:44.834Z

Reserved: 2026-10-29T17:33:17.479Z

Link: CVE-2026-119251

cve-icon Vulnrichment

Updated: 2026-10-29T20:39:33.807Z

cve-icon NVD

Status : Awaiting Analysis

Published: 2026-10-29T19:17:21.480

Modified: 2026-10-30T17:44:35.820

Link: CVE-2026-119251

cve-icon Redhat

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cve-icon OpenCVE Enrichment

Updated: 2026-10-30T23:13:50Z

Weaknesses