---
id: "CVE-2026-116836"
kind: "vulnerability"
aliases: ["CVE-2026-116836"]
title: "airMAX M devices: stored XSS lets adjacent attacker escalate privileges"
severity: "high"
cvss: 8.8
epss: null
exploited: false
status: "open"
category: "infrastructure"
products: []
ecosystems: []
tags: ["airmax-m", "infrastructure", "network-devices", "ubiquiti"]
not_affected_if: []
published_at: "2026-10-27T01:19:06+00:00"
first_seen_at: "2026-10-27T01:34:33+00:00"
updated_at: "2026-10-27T01:36:12+00:00"
sources: [{"source": "nvd", "url": "https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2026-116836", "first_seen_at": "2026-10-27T01:34:33+00:00"}]
---

# airMAX M devices: stored XSS lets adjacent attacker escalate privileges

airMAX M wireless devices contain a stored cross-site scripting flaw in their web interface. An attacker on the adjacent network can use it under certain conditions to escalate privileges on the device.

_Summary, check and fix written by a model from the sources; labelled as such._

## How to check

- unknown

## Fix

- unknown

## Timeline

- 2026-10-27T01:34:33+00:00 nvd https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2026-116836

## From the sources

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.

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