Ubiquiti EdgeMAX EdgeSwitch up to 1.11.0 command injection

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Summaryinfo

A vulnerability was found in Ubiquiti EdgeMAX EdgeSwitch up to 1.11.0. It has been declared as critical. Impacted is an unknown function. The manipulation results in command injection. This vulnerability is identified as CVE-2025-48978. The attack can only be performed from the local network. There is not any exploit available. It is recommended to upgrade the affected component.

Detailsinfo

A vulnerability classified as critical has been found in Ubiquiti EdgeMAX EdgeSwitch up to 1.11.0. Affected is some unknown processing. The manipulation with an unknown input leads to a command injection vulnerability. CWE is classifying the issue as CWE-77. The product constructs all or part of a command using externally-influenced input from an upstream component, but it does not neutralize or incorrectly neutralizes special elements that could modify the intended command when it is sent to a downstream component. This is going to have an impact on confidentiality, integrity, and availability. CVE summarizes:

An Improper Input Validation in EdgeMAX EdgeSwitch (Version 1.11.0 and earlier) could allow a Command Injection by a malicious actor with access to EdgeSwitch adjacent network. Affected Products: EdgeMAX EdgeSwitch (Version 1.11.0 and earlier) Mitigation: Update the EdgeMAX EdgeSwitch to Version 1.11.1 or later.

The advisory is available at community.ui.com. This vulnerability is traded as CVE-2025-48978 since 05/29/2025. The exploitability is told to be easy. Access to the local network is required for this attack to succeed. The technical details are unknown and an exploit is not available. This vulnerability is assigned to T1202 by the MITRE ATT&CK project.

Upgrading to version 1.11.1 eliminates this vulnerability. The upgrade is hosted for download at community.ui.com.

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VulDB Meta Base Score: 5.5
VulDB Meta Temp Score: 5.3

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Exploitinginfo

Class: Command injection
CWE: CWE-77 / CWE-74 / CWE-707
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Physical: No
Local: No
Remote: Partially

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Status: Not defined

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Threat Intelligenceinfo

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Countermeasuresinfo

Recommended: Upgrade
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Upgrade: EdgeMAX EdgeSwitch 1.11.1

Timelineinfo

05/29/2025 CVE reserved
08/21/2025 +84 days Advisory disclosed
08/21/2025 +0 days VulDB entry created
08/21/2025 +0 days VulDB entry last update

Sourcesinfo

Advisory: community.ui.com
Status: Confirmed

CVE: CVE-2025-48978 (🔒)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2025-48978
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-320886

Entryinfo

Created: 08/21/2025 07:08
Updated: 08/21/2025 13:47
Changes: 08/21/2025 07:08 (55), 08/21/2025 13:47 (1)
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Cache ID: 216::103

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