CVE-2026-119250 - Vulnerability Details - OpenCVE

A malicious actor with local access and low privileges could exploit an External Control of File Name or Path vulnerability found in WiFiman Desktop for macOS to execute arbitrary commands with root privileges on the host device.

No CVSS v4.0

Attack Vector Local

Attack Complexity Low

Privileges Required Low

Scope Unchanged

Confidentiality Impact High

Integrity Impact High

Availability Impact High

User Interaction None

No CVSS v3.0

No CVSS v2

This CVE is not in the KEV list.

No EPSS score available.

Exploitation none

Automatable no

Technical Impact total

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Fixes

Solution

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Workaround

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References

Link	Providers
https://community.ui.com/releases/Security-Advisory-Bulletin-072/351a6d54-3ef7-49b4-ac99-b3a5388a9808

History

Thu, 29 Oct 2026 21:30:00 +0000

Type	Values Removed	Values Added
Metrics		ssvc `{'options': {'Automatable': 'no', 'Exploitation': 'none', 'Technical Impact': 'total'}, 'version': '2.0.3'}`

Thu, 29 Oct 2026 20:15:00 +0000

Type	Values Removed	Values Added
Title		Local Privilege Escalation via File Path Control in Ubiquiti WiFiman Desktop

Thu, 29 Oct 2026 18:45:00 +0000

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Description		A malicious actor with local access and low privileges could exploit an External Control of File Name or Path vulnerability found in WiFiman Desktop for macOS to execute arbitrary commands with root privileges on the host device.
Weaknesses		CWE-73
References		https://community.ui.com/releases/Security-Advisory-Bulletin-072/351a6d54-3ef7-49b4-ac99-b3a5388a9808
Metrics		cvssV3_1 `{'score': 7.8, 'vector': 'CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H'}`

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MITRE

Status: PUBLISHED

Assigner: Ubiquiti

Published: 2026-10-29T18:26:35.631Z

Updated: 2026-10-29T20:40:19.471Z

Reserved: 2026-10-29T17:33:16.275Z

Link: CVE-2026-119250

Vulnrichment

Updated: 2026-10-29T20:40:12.259Z

NVD

Status : Received

Published: 2026-10-29T19:17:21.363

Modified: 2026-10-29T21:17:20.667

Link: CVE-2026-119250

Redhat

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OpenCVE Enrichment

Updated: 2026-10-29T20:00:29Z

Weaknesses

CWE-73

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