Critical Access control

CVE-2026-22564 — UniFi Play PowerAmp and Audio Port Improper Access Control

An Improper Access Control vulnerability could allow a malicious actor with access to the UniFi Play network to enable SSH to make unauthorized changes to the system.  Affected Products: UniFi Play PowerAmp (Version 1.0.35 and earlier)  UniFi Play Audio Port (Version 1.0.24 and earlier)  Mitigation: Update UniFi Play PowerAmp to Version 1.0.38 or later  Update UniFi Play Audio Port to Version 1.1.9 or later

Published Apr 13, 2026 · Updated Oct 13, 2026 · Sources: NIST National Vulnerability Database, CVE Program (cve.org) e CISA ADP · CNA: hackerone

Low

Who exploits it and how urgent it is

A 0–100 score combining confirmed exploitation, ransomware and APT use, public exploits, EPSS and severity.

No exploitation signal in the sources consulted so far.

How the score was calculated

EPSS 0.4% (30-day exploitation probability)+5
Technical severity (critical)+10
Automatable exploitation (SSVC)+3

The score orders the patch queue; it does not replace your asset context (internet exposure, criticality, compensating controls).

Triage

Is it exploited, how likely is exploitation, what does it touch, and how severe do the sources call it.

Exploitation

Not confirmed

Not in CISA KEV — an absence of record, not proof it is unexploited.

EPSS FIRST

0.42%

ahead of 35% of scored CVEs · Oct 14, 2026

Affects

Ubiquiti Inc

UniFi Play Audio Port and 1 more

CVSS base

9.8

Critical · 2 source(s)

CISA SSVC assessment CISA

Three decision points CISA publishes for the CVEs it assesses (SSVC 2.0.3). A stakeholder decision, not a severity score.

Exploitation

None

none · proof-of-concept · active

Automatable

Yes

can an attacker script the kill-chain steps

Technical impact

Total

partial · total control of the vulnerable component

Remediation

Fixes and mitigations documented by the sources — linked to the original advisory.

No fix documented by the sources we poll. That does not mean none exists: check the vendor advisory.

First 24 hours

Ordered from the record’s own fields — exposure first, because you cannot patch what you have not found. A rule-generated starting point.

Identify exposed assets running the affected vendor/product/version combinations (Ubiquiti Inc UniFi Play Audio Port, Ubiquiti Inc UniFi Play PowerAmp).
The attack is network-based and needs no privileges: restrict exposure (ACLs, VPN, WAF) until patched.
No fix documented in the sources: reduce exposure and monitor the vendor advisory.
Search available logs for exploit probes matching the vulnerability class (access control), errors and authentication anomalies.

Affected scope

Vendor, product and versions as the sources word them.

Vendor	Product	Versions	Status	Source
Ubiquiti Inc	UniFi Play Audio Port	< 1.1.9	Vulnerable	CVE Program (cve.org) e CISA ADP
Ubiquiti Inc	UniFi Play PowerAmp	< 1.0.38	Vulnerable	CVE Program (cve.org) e CISA ADP

Attack characteristics

The CVSS vector, decoded. It describes the attack, not your exposure to it.

Attack vector

Network

Attack complexity

Low

Privileges required

None

User interaction

None

Scope

Unchanged

Confidentiality

High

Integrity

High

Availability

High

Every base score collected

Sources score independently and may disagree; each row says who scored it and under which version.

Score	Version	Severity	Expl.	Impact	Scored by
9.8	CVSS 3.1	Critical	3.9	5.9	support@hackerone.com via NIST National Vulnerability Database
9.8	CVSS 3.1	Critical	—	—	hackerone via CVE Program (cve.org) e CISA ADP

CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H (score shown at the top: support@hackerone.com)

Weakness MITRE

Weakness class according to MITRE’s CWE catalog.

CWE-284 · Improper Access Control

Other CVEs with this weakness →

EPSS over time FIRST

Oct 13, 2026 → Oct 14, 2026 · 2 reading(s) · max 0.42%

Detection

Read off the CVSS vector and the weakness class. Starting points, not tested rules.

Prioritize edge telemetry for the network-reachable component (proxy, WAF, IDS/IPS).
Audit administrative actions and access to resources outside each user’s normal pattern.

web/proxy/WAF logsnetwork IDS/IPSauthentication logsapplication logs

Analysis and videos

CVE-2026-22564: UniFi Play PowerAmp and Audio Port Improper Access Control
CVE-2026-22564 is an Improper Access Control weakness (CWE-284) in UniFi Play PowerAmp and UniFi Play Audio Port. According to the record, a malicious actor with access to the UniFi Play network could enable SSH and make unauthorized changes to the system. The record lists fixed versions for both products, and no confirmed exploitation appears in the sources consulted.

Timeline

What happened to this CVE, newest first.

2026
Affected products added · ubiquiti inc/unifi play poweramp, ubiquiti inc/unifi play audio port
Oct 13, 2026 · CVE Program (cve.org) e CISA ADP
SSVC assessment updated
Oct 13, 2026 · CVE Program (cve.org) e CISA ADP
Record published
Oct 13, 2026
CVSS changed · 9.8
Oct 13, 2026 · NIST National Vulnerability Database
Source status changed · → Deferred
Oct 13, 2026 · NIST National Vulnerability Database
Record created in this database
Oct 13, 2026 · NIST National Vulnerability Database
CVE published
Apr 13, 2026 · hackerone

Source activity

Repeated readings are counted rather than listed.

1× Official description updated · Oct 13, 2026 – Oct 13, 2026

References

1 on the record

community.ui.com/releases/Security-Advisory-Bulletin-063/e468dd4b-5090-4ef8-89d8-93990
NIST National Vulnerability Database

Elsewhere on this site

Ubiquiti Inc
every CVE for this vendor

Access control
same class

CWE-284
other pages naming this weakness

Related CVEs (same products)

High CVE-2026-22566 Improper Access Control in Ubiquiti Inc UniFi Play PowerAmp Apr 13, 2026
Critical CVE-2026-22563 UniFi Play Command Injection via Improper Input Validation Apr 13, 2026
High CVE-2026-22565 Improper Input Validation in Ubiquiti Inc UniFi Play PowerAmp Apr 13, 2026
Critical CVE-2026-22562 Path Traversal in UniFi Play PowerAmp and Audio Port Firmware (CVE-2026-22562) Apr 13, 2026

Not in any source we poll

Listed rather than left blank: an empty field and an unmeasured one look identical on screen, and only one is a reason to look elsewhere.

No fixed version, patch or mitigation documented.
No confirmed IOCs, IP addresses, domains, file hashes, or malware artifacts supplied.
No organization-specific asset inventory, compensating-control status, or patch deployment evidence supplied.
No exploit packet captures, log samples, or incident case IDs supplied.

Answered from this record

Text assembled only from the fields above — no additional claims.

What should defenders know first?

CVE-2026-22564 is "UniFi Play PowerAmp and Audio Port Improper Access Control", rated Critical. It affects UniFi Play Audio Port (Ubiquiti Inc); versions are in the scope table. It is not in CISA KEV, which does not rule out exploitation. CVSS 9.8 describes technical severity. EPSS 0.42% estimates the probability of exploitation in 30 days; neither replaces your asset context. First verify whether exposed or business-critical assets run the affected versions, apply vendor fixes or mitigations, and preserve logs for review.

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