Is Ubiquiti UniFi safe? Privacy, police requests & security record
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Answer: Ubiquiti UniFi: 2 qualifying incidents in our tracker since Oct 2021; police requests: no access to video; privacy policy: no statement. Highest-scoring device we track: Ubiquiti UniFi G4 Doorbell Pro (90/100).
Ubiquiti UniFi devices we track
| Device | Score | Offline | Local storage | Home Assistant | RTSP/ONVIF | Subscription | Account |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ubiquiti UniFi G4 Doorbell ProDoorbell · Wired (doorbell wiring or PoE kit) | 90 | Yes | Yes | Local push | Yes | Not needed | Not required |
| Ubiquiti UniFi G5 FlexCamera · PoE | 90 | Yes | Yes | Local push | Yes | Not needed | Not required |
| Ubiquiti UniFi G5 BulletCamera · PoE | 90 | Yes | Yes | Local push | Yes | Not needed | Not required |
| Ubiquiti UniFi G4 InstantCamera · USB-C, Wi-Fi | 90 | Yes | Yes | Local push | Yes | Not needed | Not required |
Police & law-enforcement requests
No access to video Video is stored on your own console; Ubiquiti says it cannot view, store or access video streams, so it has no video to hand over.1 Compare companies
Privacy policy: selling or sharing data
No statement No explicit no-sale statement found; its privacy policy says it may use network advertisers to show ads based on your use of its services, and its sites use targeting cookies.2
Security incidents, vulnerabilities & regulator actions
What counts is set by our incident inclusion rule; entries before Oct 2021 are listed but not scored.
| Date | Company | What happened | Type |
|---|---|---|---|
| May 2026 | Ubiquiti UniFi | Ubiquiti disclosed critical (CVSS 10.0) UniFi OS flaws (CVE-2026-34908/34909/34910) affecting consoles and NVRs that run UniFi Protect; chained, they give unauthenticated root access. CISA added them to its Known Exploited Vulnerabilities catalog on June 23, 2026. Patched.345 | Serious vulnerability |
| Dec 2023 | Ubiquiti UniFi | A cloud misconfiguration let some UniFi users see other customers' Protect notifications/consoles for several hours.6 | Data exposure |
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Sources
- Ubiquiti: How UniFi Protect protects your data · checked Oct 22, 2026
- Ubiquiti Privacy Policy · checked Oct 22, 2026
- Canadian Centre for Cyber Security: Ubiquiti advisory AV26-498 · checked Oct 22, 2026
- CISA: Adds four known exploited vulnerabilities (Jun 23, 2026) · checked Oct 22, 2026
- Bishop Fox: Unauthenticated RCE chain on UniFi OS · checked Oct 22, 2026
- TechCrunch: Ubiquiti glitch exposed video to other customers (Dec 2023) · checked Oct 22, 2026