CVE-2026-54409: A malicious actor with access to the network and under certain conditions could exploit an Improper Initialization vulnerability found in UniFi Protect Application to bypass authen

highCVSS 7.5CVE-2026-54409

A malicious actor with access to the network and under certain conditions could exploit an Improper Initialization vulnerability found in UniFi Protect Application to bypass authentication in UniFi Protect Cameras.

Details

Source: NVD Recent CVEs (US · database · site)
Severity: high — CVSS 7.5
Published: 2026-07-02
Last updated: 2026-07-07
Exploitation: Not in CISA KEV at last sync

Original advisory: https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2026-54409

Exploitation outlook

EPSS (FIRST.org) estimates each CVE’s probability of exploitation in the next 30 days — here is the CSIRTS.com read on those numbers.

Low exploitation riskCVE-2026-544090.25% 30-day exploitation probability — currently an unlikely target, but scores change as exploit code circulates. Riskier than 17% of all scored CVEs.

Referenced CVEs

CVE	CSIRTS overview	External
CVE-2026-54409	coverage & exploitation status	NVD · CVE.org

Same CVEs, other sources

How other CERTs, PSIRTs and databases cover the vulnerabilities in this advisory.

unknownNCSC-2026-0221 [1.00] [M/H] Vulnerabilities fixed in UniFi products from Ubiquiti Networksncsc-nl
high[UPDATE] [high] Ubiquiti UniFi: Multiple vulnerabilitiescert-bund

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