---
id: CVE-2026-119250
title: >-
  A malicious actor with local access and low privileges could exploit an
  External Control of File Name or Path vulnerability found in WiFiman Desktop
  to execute arbitrary commands with root privileges on the host device.
summary: >-
  A malicious actor with local access and low privileges could exploit an
  External Control of File Name or Path vulnerability found in WiFiman Desktop
  to execute arbitrary commands with root privileges on the host device.
severity: high
cvss: 7.8
cvssVector: 'CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H'
cvssSource: cna
cwe:
  - CWE-73
vendor: Ubiquiti Inc
product: WiFiman Desktop
affected:
  - wifiman_desktop < 1.3.0
ssvc:
  exploitation: none
  automatable: 'no'
  technicalImpact: total
  timestamp: '2026-10-29T20:40:06.398548Z'
published: '2026-10-29'
updated: '2026-10-31'
sourceUpdated: '2026-10-31T13:15:01.713Z'
source: CVEORG
sourceUrl: 'https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2026-119250'
references:
  - url: >-
      https://community.ui.com/releases/Security-Advisory-Bulletin-072/351a6d54-3ef7-49b4-ac99-b3a5388a9808
tags:
  - cve.org
epss: 0.00289
epssPercentile: 0.21641
ingestedAt: '2026-11-05T16:24:31.547Z'
---

## Overview

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

## Affected

- `wifiman_desktop < 1.3.0`

## Remediation

Refer to the linked advisories for vendor-supplied fixes and affected version ranges.