CVE-2023-28122

Local command execution as SYSTEM

Published Apr 19, 2023 · Updated Feb 5, 2025

Local privilege escalation in Ubiquiti UI Desktop for Windows 0.59.1.71 and earlier allows local users to execute commands as SYSTEM. Ubiquiti has not disclosed the affected component or the operation that carries locally supplied commands across the application's privilege boundary. A low-privileged user must already have local access to a Windows device running the application; successful exploitation grants full SYSTEM execution.

CVSS severity7.8
High
EPSS probability0.16%
Next 30 days · Sep 16, 2026
Known exploitationUnconfirmed
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Summary

What happened

Local privilege escalation in Ubiquiti UI Desktop for Windows 0.59.1.71 and earlier allows local users to execute commands as SYSTEM. Ubiquiti has not disclosed the affected component or the operation that carries locally supplied commands across the application's privilege boundary. A low-privileged user must already have local access to a Windows device running the application; successful exploitation grants full SYSTEM execution.

The record

CVE
CVE-2023-28122
Published
Apr 19, 2023
Updated
Feb 5, 2025
Vendor
Ubiquiti
Product
UniFi Identity Enterprise Desktop for Windows
Classifications
CWE-269, CAPEC-233, T1068
Attack vector
local
Privileges
authenticated

Timeline

How it unfolded

  1. Apr 19, 2023CVE publishedPublication date reported by the CVE source.
  2. Feb 5, 2025Record updatedLatest update available in the CVE record.

Exploitability

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Is a vulnerable build present?

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  1. Affected versionversion=Fixed on Version 0.62.3 or later.

What conditions does exploitation require?

Attack vectorlocal
Required privilegesauthenticated

What is affected?

Ubiquiti · UniFi Identity Enterprise Desktop for Windowsversion=Fixed on Version 0.62.3 or later.

Published CVSS scores

7.8UbiquitiCVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:H/PR:L/UI:N/S:C/C:H/I:H/A:H
7.8CISA ADPCVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

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Attacks

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Sep 10, 2026Sep 16, 2026
Latest reporting daySep 16, 2026
Latest daily unique IPsUnavailable
Prior 30-day averageUnavailable
SourceShadowserver honeypots (KEV)
Vectorlocal
Privilegesauthenticated
Known exploitationUnconfirmed
Public exploitUnconfirmed

Weakness, pattern, technique

CWE-269Improper Privilege Management
CAPEC-233Privilege Escalation
T1068Exploitation for Privilege Escalation

Public exploit references

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