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title: "CVE-2026-116837: Ubiquiti airMAX - Remote Code Execution"
description: "Ubiquiti airMAX M, LTU, SolarPoint, and SolarSwitch contain a heap-based buffer overflow caused by improper memory handling, letting attackers on adjacent networks execute arbitrary code, exploit requires adjacent network access."
url: https://panop.io/threat-heartbeat/CVE-2026-116837/
---

# CVE-2026-116837 Ubiquiti airMAX - Remote Code Execution

Ubiquiti airMAX M, LTU, SolarPoint, and SolarSwitch contain a heap-based buffer overflow caused by improper memory handling, letting attackers on adjacent networks execute arbitrary code, exploit requires adjacent network access.

CVSS base score 8.8 /10

High

CISA KEV

Not listed

Public exploit

None known

[View the NVD record ↗](https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2026-116837)

## Details

Type

Remote Code Execution

Impact

Remote Code Execution

CVSS vector

CVSS:3.1/AV:A/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

Published

27 October 2026

Updated

27 October 2026

Weakness

[CWE-122](https://cwe.mitre.org/data/definitions/122.html)

## Vendor fix

Update to the latest available version.

Patching closes this CVE. It does not tell you which of your systems run the affected version, or what else is exposed alongside them.

## References

- [https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2026-116837](https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2026-116837)
- [https://uisp.community.ui.com/releases/Security-Advisory-Bulletin-071/7d4d42cf-09e4-44d3-9c19-649cac8c6af3](https://uisp.community.ui.com/releases/Security-Advisory-Bulletin-071/7d4d42cf-09e4-44d3-9c19-649cac8c6af3)

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## What this record can't tell you

- Whether you run the affected software, and where
- Whether an attacker can actually reach and exploit it
- The misconfigurations that never get a CVE number
- What it would cost the business, ranked into what to fix first

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