CVE-2026-116836

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Description

A malicious actor with access to the adjacent network and under certain conditions could exploit a Stored Cross-Site Scripting (XSS) vulnerability found in airMAX M devices to escalate privileges on the device.

Severity

HIGH

CVSS score

8.8 (v3.1)

Vulnerability status

Awaiting Analysis

Source identifier

fe490ce8-0395-4072-90d8-2707e1bdf984

Published

2026-10-27 01:19:06.733000

Last modified

2026-10-27 15:08:50.630000

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{
  "id": "CVE-2026-116836",
  "sourceIdentifier": "fe490ce8-0395-4072-90d8-2707e1bdf984",
  "published": "2026-10-27T01:19:06.733",
  "lastModified": "2026-10-27T15:08:50.630",
  "vulnStatus": "Awaiting Analysis",
  "cveTags": [],
  "descriptions": [
    {
      "lang": "en",
      "value": "A malicious actor with access to the adjacent network and under certain conditions could exploit a Stored Cross-Site Scripting (XSS) vulnerability found in airMAX M devices to escalate privileges on the device."
    }
  ],
  "affected": [
    {
      "source": "fe490ce8-0395-4072-90d8-2707e1bdf984",
      "affectedData": [
        {
          "vendor": "Ubiquiti Inc",
          "product": "airMAX M",
          "defaultStatus": "unaffected",
          "versions": [
            {
              "version": "0",
              "lessThan": "6.3.26",
              "versionType": "semver",
              "status": "affected"
            }
          ]
        }
      ]
    }
  ],
  "metrics": {
    "cvssMetricV31": [
      {
        "source": "fe490ce8-0395-4072-90d8-2707e1bdf984",
        "type": "Secondary",
        "cvssData": {
          "version": "3.1",
          "vectorString": "CVSS:3.1/AV:A/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:C/C:H/I:H/A:H",
          "baseScore": 8.8,
          "baseSeverity": "HIGH",
          "attackVector": "ADJACENT_NETWORK",
          "attackComplexity": "LOW",
          "privilegesRequired": "NONE",
          "userInteraction": "REQUIRED",
          "scope": "CHANGED",
          "confidentialityImpact": "HIGH",
          "integrityImpact": "HIGH",
          "availabilityImpact": "HIGH"
        },
        "exploitabilityScore": 2.1,
        "impactScore": 6.0
      }
    ]
  },
  "weaknesses": [
    {
      "source": "fe490ce8-0395-4072-90d8-2707e1bdf984",
      "type": "Secondary",
      "description": [
        {
          "lang": "en",
          "value": "CWE-79"
        }
      ]
    }
  ],
  "references": [
    {
      "url": "https://uisp.community.ui.com/releases/Security-Advisory-Bulletin-071/7d4d42cf-09e4-44d3-9c19-649cac8c6af3",
      "source": "fe490ce8-0395-4072-90d8-2707e1bdf984"
    }
  ]
}