Looting UniFi Controllers: Detecting and Weaponizing CVE-2026-22557
bishopfox.com | vulnerability | Critical | CVE-2026-22557 | #vulnerability-research | #access-control | #account-takeover | #network-security | #path-traversal | #unifi | #cve-2026-22557 | #detection-tool
Summary
CVE-2026-22557, a CVSS 10.0 path traversal in UniFi Network's guest portal, lets unauthenticated attackers read arbitrary files and controller backups holding admin credentials, enabling takeover.
- CVE
- CVE-2026-22557
- CVSS
- 10
- Published
- Collected
--- id: 3815 title: "Looting UniFi Controllers: Detecting and Weaponizing CVE-2026-22557" cve: CVE-2026-22557 cvss: 10 severity: critical source_domain: bishopfox.com source_url: "https://bishopfox.com/blog/looting-unifi-controllers-detecting-and-weaponizing-cve-2026-22557" published_at: "2026-05-29 00:00" tags: ["vulnerability-research", "access-control", "account-takeover", "network-security", "path-traversal", "unifi", "cve-2026-22557", "detection-tool"] phying_url: "https://phying.com/item/3815" lang: en --- # Looting UniFi Controllers: Detecting and Weaponizing CVE-2026-22557 ## Summary CVE-2026-22557, a CVSS 10.0 path traversal in UniFi Network's guest portal, lets unauthenticated attackers read arbitrary files and controller backups holding admin credentials, enabling takeover. ## Intelligence Metadata - **Sources:** bishopfox.com - **CVE:** CVE-2026-22557 - **CVSS:** 10 - **Published:** 2026-05-29 00:00 - **Original:** https://bishopfox.com/blog/looting-unifi-controllers-detecting-and-weaponizing-cve-2026-22557 - **Phying News:** https://phying.com/item/3815