CVE-2015-9266 EXPLOIT
9.8
CRITICAL · CVSS 3.0 · EPSS 74% (pctl 99)
Patch early
A public exploit exists.
Description
The web management interface of Ubiquiti airMAX, airFiber, airGateway and EdgeSwitch XP (formerly TOUGHSwitch) allows an unauthenticated attacker to upload and write arbitrary files using directory traversal techniques. An attacker can exploit this vulnerability to gain root privileges. This vulnerability is fixed in the following product versions (fixes released in July 2015, all prior versions are affected): airMAX AC 7.1.3; airMAX M (and airRouter) 5.6.2 XM/XW/TI, 5.5.11 XM/TI, and 5.5.10u2 XW; airGateway 1.1.5; airFiber AF24/AF24HD 2.2.1, AF5x 3.0.2.1, and AF5 2.2.1; airOS 4 XS2/XS5 4.0.4; and EdgeSwitch XP (formerly TOUGHSwitch) 1.3.2.
Scoring
| CVSS | 9.8 (CRITICAL, v3.0) |
|---|---|
| Vector | CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H |
| EPSS | 74% — more likely to be exploited than 99% of all CVEs |
| Weakness | CWE-22 |
| On CISA KEV | no |
| Public exploit | yes |
| Published | 2018-09-05 |
| Last modified | 2026-06-17 |
Affected (23)
| Vendor | Product |
|---|---|
| ubnt | airos 4 xs2 |
| ubnt | airos 4 xs5 |
| ubnt | edgeswitch xp firmware |
| ui | af5 |
| ui | af5 firmware |
| ui | af5x |
| ui | af5x firmware |
| ui | airfiber af24 |
| ui | airfiber af24 firmware |
| ui | airfiber af24hd |
| ui | airfiber af24hd firmware |
| ui | airgateway |
| ui | airgateway firmware |
| ui | airmax ac |
| ui | airmax ac firmware |
| ui | airmax m |
| ui | airmax m ti |
| ui | airmax m ti firmware |
| ui | airmax m xm |
| ui | airmax m xm firmware |
| ui | airmax m xw |
| ui | airmax m xw firmware |
| ui | edgeswitch xp |
Public exploits
| Source | Title | Date |
|---|---|---|
| exploit-db | AirOS 6.x - Arbitrary File Upload | 2016-04-15 |
References
- https://community.ubnt.com/t5/airMAX-General-Discussion/Virus-attack-URGENT-UBNT/td-p/1562940
- https://community.ubnt.com/t5/airMAX-Updates-Blog/Important-Security-Notice-and-airOS-5-6-5-Release/ba-p/1565949
- https://community.ubnt.com/t5/airMAX-Updates-Blog/Security-Release-for-airMAX-TOUGHSwitch-and-airGateway-Released/ba-p/1300494
- https://hackerone.com/reports/73480
- https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/39701/
- https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/39853/
- https://www.rapid7.com/db/modules/exploit/linux/ssh/ubiquiti_airos_file_upload
- https://community.ubnt.com/t5/airMAX-General-Discussion/Virus-attack-URGENT-UBNT/td-p/1562940
- https://community.ubnt.com/t5/airMAX-Updates-Blog/Important-Security-Notice-and-airOS-5-6-5-Release/ba-p/1565949
- https://community.ubnt.com/t5/airMAX-Updates-Blog/Security-Release-for-airMAX-TOUGHSwitch-and-airGateway-Released/ba-p/1300494
- https://hackerone.com/reports/73480
- https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/39701/
- https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/39853/
- https://www.rapid7.com/db/modules/exploit/linux/ssh/ubiquiti_airos_file_upload
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