Unauthenticated debug-operation execution via enabled API
Published Oct 30, 2025 · Updated Oct 30, 2025
Active debug code in Ubiquiti UniFi Talk phones allows remote attackers on the management network to invoke operations through the device API. The affected firmware leaves internal debugging functionality enabled and exposes it through API requests instead of disabling it in production builds. Access to the UniFi Talk management network is required; Ubiquiti has not disclosed the individual debug operations or their exact effects.
Summary
What happened
Active debug code in Ubiquiti UniFi Talk phones allows remote attackers on the management network to invoke operations through the device API. The affected firmware leaves internal debugging functionality enabled and exposes it through API requests instead of disabling it in production builds. Access to the UniFi Talk management network is required; Ubiquiti has not disclosed the individual debug operations or their exact effects.
The record
- CVE
- CVE-2025-52663
- Published
- Oct 30, 2025
- Updated
- Oct 30, 2025
- Vendor
- Ubiquiti Inc.
- Product
- UniFi Talk G3 Phones
- Classifications
- CWE-489, T1210
- Attack vector
- network
- Privileges
- unauthenticated
Timeline
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- Oct 30, 2025CVE publishedPublication date reported by the CVE source.
- Oct 30, 2025Record updatedLatest update available in the CVE record.
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