Vulnerability report

Exploited in the wild Confirmed confidence In CISA KEV

CVE-2026-34909

UniFi OS Server Path Traversal

Ubiquiti / UniFi OS Server · affected before 5.0.8

Severity
CVSS 10.0 · Critical
Confidence
Confirmed
Exploit status
Exploited in the wild
EPSS
1.8%
First observed
—
Last observed
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Decision summary

What security teams need to know first

Direct answers before the deeper technical record.

What it is

CVE-2026-34909 is an unauthenticated vulnerability affecting Ubiquiti UniFi OS Server and 31 other products. A malicious actor with access to the network could exploit a Path Traversal vulnerability found in UniFi OS...

Is it exploited?

Yes. Previdian tracks this CVE as a known exploited vulnerability. Confidence is confirmed. Listed in CISA KEV. Also confirmed by third-party sources.

Who is affected?

Ubiquiti / UniFi OS Server affected before 5.0.8.

What should we do?

Prioritize remediation. Validate affected assets and apply vendor fixes on an accelerated timeline.

Overview

UniFi OS Server Path Traversal

A malicious actor with access to the network could exploit a Path Traversal vulnerability found in UniFi OS devices to access files on the underlying system that could be manipulated to access an underlying account.

Ubiquiti Inc Affected
UniFi OS Server
Before 5.0.8
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Express
Before 4.0.14
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UDM
Before 5.1.12
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UDM-Pro
Before 5.1.12
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UDM-SE
Before 5.1.12
Ubiquiti Inc Affected
UDM-Pro-Max
Before 5.1.12
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UDM-Beast
Before 5.1.11
Ubiquiti Inc Affected
EFG
Before 5.1.12
Ubiquiti Inc Affected
UDW
Before 5.1.12
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UDR
Before 5.1.12
Ubiquiti Inc Affected
UDR7
Before 5.1.12
Ubiquiti Inc Affected
UDR-5G
Before 5.1.12
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Express 7
Before 5.1.12
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UNVR
Before 5.1.12
Ubiquiti Inc Affected
UNVR-Pro
Before 5.1.12
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UNVR-Instant
Before 5.1.12
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UNVR-G2
Before 5.1.12
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UNVR-G2-Pro
Before 5.1.12
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ENVR
Before 5.1.12
Ubiquiti Inc Affected
ENVR-Core
Before 5.1.12
Ubiquiti Inc Affected
UNAS-2
Before 5.1.10
Ubiquiti Inc Affected
UNAS-4
Before 5.1.10
Ubiquiti Inc Affected
UNAS-Pro
Before 5.1.10
Ubiquiti Inc Affected
UNAS-Pro-4
Before 5.1.10
Ubiquiti Inc Affected
UNAS-Pro-8
Before 5.1.10
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UCKP
Before 5.1.12
Ubiquiti Inc Affected
UCK
Before 5.1.12
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UCK-Enterprise
Before 5.1.12
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UCG-Ultra
Before 5.1.12
Ubiquiti Inc Affected
UCG-Max
Before 5.1.12
Ubiquiti Inc Affected
UCG-Fiber
Before 5.1.12
Ubiquiti Inc Affected
UCG-Industrial
Before 5.1.12
Published
22 May 2026
Exploitation Reported
09 Jun 2026
Attack vector
Remote
Complexity
Low
Privileges
None
User interaction
None

Tags

cisa

CVE References

Exploitation evidence

Why Previdian marks this CVE as exploited

Third-party attestation and first-party sensor observation are shown separately so teams can judge the evidence chain.

Exploited in the wild

Defused Cyber

Recorded 09 Jun 2026

A trusted third party reported exploitation.

Known exploited vulnerability sources

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Source Added
Defused Cyber First 2026-06-09 07:29 UTC
CISA 2026-06-23 00:00 UTC
CVE 2026-06-23 18:11 UTC
All CISA Advisories 2026-06-23 18:20 UTC
The Hacker News 2026-09-22 11:31 UTC

Detection

Operational artifacts and observed signals

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Observed signals

Request targets
User-Agents
Callback hosts
0
0
0

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Scanner coverage

No scanner integrations recorded yet.

Virtual patch status

No Previdian virtual patch is currently available. Future rules ship for ModSecurity, Cloudflare, and AWS WAF.

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No detection artifacts or sensor request patterns are available for this CVE yet.

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Risk and context

Severity, weaknesses, and research context

CVSS v3.1

10.0 Critical

Potential damage if exploited. Separate from whether attackers are using it.

CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:C/C:H/I:H/A:H

EPSS

1.8%

Estimated chance of exploitation in the next 30 days. Previdian's warning comes from evidence, not this score.

Recent mention · The Hacker News

Zyxel and Veeam Flaws Under Active Exploitation With Command and SYSTEM Access

Ravie LakshmananSep 22, 2026Vulnerability / Endpoint Security The U.S. Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency (CISA) on Monday added a now-patched security flaw impacting Zyxel GS1900 series switches to its Known Exploited Vulnerabilities (KEV) catalog, citing...

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All Mentions

Recent mention · The Hacker News

Zyxel and Veeam Flaws Under Active Exploitation With Command and SYSTEM Access

The Hacker News · 22 Sep 2026

Ravie LakshmananSep 22, 2026Vulnerability / Endpoint Security The U.S. Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency (CISA) on Monday added a now-patched security flaw impacting Zyxel GS1900 series switches to its Known Exploited Vulnerabilities (KEV) catalog, citing evidence of active exploitation. The vulnerability, tracked as CVE-2026-7273 (CVSS score: 8.8), is a stack-based buffer overflow vulnerability that could result in arbitrary operating system (OS) command execution. "A stack-based buffer overflow vulnerability in the CGI program of the Zyxel GS1900 series switch firmware...

Recent mention · GreyNoise

Open Season on Kapibala: Attacker Steals Over 18,000 Government Records Through WordPress Exploitation

GreyNoise · 21 Sep 2026

GreyNoise has been tracking malicious use of an IP address since early June 2026 due to its frequent use in scans and attacks against a variety of technologies. We detail a few of the more notable intrusions we observed including the theft of more than 18,000 sensitive records from a western government.

Recent mention · All CISA Advisories

CISA Adds Four Known Exploited Vulnerabilities to Catalog

All CISA Advisories · 23 Jun 2026

CISA has added four new vulnerabilities to its Known Exploited Vulnerabilities (KEV) Catalog, based on evidence of active exploitation.   CVE-2025-67038 Lantronix EDS5000 Code Injection Vulnerability CVE-2026-34908 Ubiquiti UniFi OS Improper Access Control Vulnerability CVE-2026-34909 Ubiquiti UniFi OS Path Traversal Vulnerability CVE-2026-34910 Ubiquiti UniFi OS Improper Input Validation Vulnerability These types of vulnerabilities are frequent attack vectors for malicious cyber actors and pose significant risks to the federal enterprise. Binding Operational Directive (BOD) 26-04:...

Timeline

From disclosure to observed exploitation

  1. 11:31 UTC

    KEV confirmed by The Hacker News

    Exploitation attested by an external source

  2. 18:20 UTC

    KEV confirmed by All CISA Advisories

    Exploitation attested by an external source

  3. 18:11 UTC

    KEV confirmed by CVE

    Exploitation attested by an external source

  4. 00:00 UTC

    Added to CISA KEV

    Listed in the CISA Known Exploited Vulnerabilities catalog

  5. 07:29 UTC

    Added to Previdian KEV Feed

    High-confidence, third-party attested exploitation

  6. 00:43 UTC

    CVE published

    Vulnerability disclosed publicly

  7. 15:00 UTC

    CVE ID reserved

    Identifier reserved by the CNA

Pro API

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GET /api/v2/pro/kevs/CVE-2026-34909

Sample API response
{
  "cve_id": "CVE-2026-34909",
  "confidence": "Confirmed",
  "cvss_score": 10.0,
  "cvss_estimated": false,
  "epss_score": 0.01793,
  "exploit_status": {
    "exploited_in_the_wild": true,
    "active_exploitation_observed": false
  },
  "sensor_telemetry": { "attempts": 0, "sensors": 0 }
}