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CVE-2021-44527 (GCVE-0-2021-44527)

Vulnerability from cvelistv5 – Published: 2021-12-07 13:12 – Updated: 2024-08-04 04:25
VLAI
Summary
A vulnerability found in UniFi Switch firmware Version 5.43.35 and earlier allows a malicious actor who has already gained access to the network to perform a Deny of Service (DoS) attack on the affected switch.This vulnerability is fixed in UniFi Switch firmware 5.76.6 and later.
Severity
6.5 (Medium)
CVSS:3.1/AV:A/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H
CWE
  • CWE-400 - Denial of Service (CWE-400)
Assigner
References
Impacted products
Vendor Product Version CPE status
n/a UniFi Switches Affected: Fixed in 5.76.6
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