CVE-2026-116836 - Vulnerability Details - OpenCVE

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.

No CVSS v4.0

Attack Vector Adjacent Network

Attack Complexity Low

Privileges Required None

Scope Changed

Confidentiality Impact High

Integrity Impact High

Availability Impact High

User Interaction Required

No CVSS v3.0

No CVSS v2

This CVE is not in the KEV list.

Exploitation none

Automatable no

Technical Impact total

Vendors	Products
Ubiquiti	Airmax M

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References

Link	Providers
https://uisp.community.ui.com/releases/Security-Advisory-Bulletin-071/7d4d42cf-09e4-44d3-9c19-649cac8c6af3

History

Tue, 03 Nov 2026 21:30:00 +0000

Type	Values Removed	Values Added
Metrics		ssvc `{'options': {'Automatable': 'no', 'Exploitation': 'none', 'Technical Impact': 'total'}, 'version': '2.0.3'}`

Tue, 27 Oct 2026 08:15:00 +0000

Type	Values Removed	Values Added
First Time appeared		Ubiquiti Ubiquiti airmax M
Vendors & Products		Ubiquiti Ubiquiti airmax M

Tue, 27 Oct 2026 07:30:00 +0000

Type	Values Removed	Values Added
Title		Stored XSS Vulnerability in Ubiquiti airMAX M Allowing Privilege Escalation

Tue, 27 Oct 2026 04:30:00 +0000

Type	Values Removed	Values Added
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.
Weaknesses		CWE-79
References		https://uisp.community.ui.com/releases/Security-Advisory-Bulletin-071/7d4d42cf-09e4-44d3-9c19-649cac8c6af3
Metrics		cvssV3_1 `{'score': 8.8, 'vector': 'CVSS:3.1/AV:A/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:C/C:H/I:H/A:H'}`

MITRE

Status: PUBLISHED

Assigner: Ubiquiti

Published: 2026-10-27T00:32:06.956Z

Updated: 2026-11-03T20:26:01.270Z

Reserved: 2026-10-27T00:05:20.218Z

Link: CVE-2026-116836

Vulnrichment

Updated: 2026-11-03T20:25:55.534Z

NVD

Status : Awaiting Analysis

Published: 2026-10-27T01:19:06.733

Modified: 2026-11-03T21:17:02.560

Link: CVE-2026-116836

Redhat

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