# CVE-2026-22565: Denial of service in UniFi Play Audio Port

> A malicious actor on the local network can cause UniFi Play audio devices to stop responding due to improper input validation.

- **Severity:** High 7.5 (`CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H`)
- **Exploited in the wild:** Not known
- **Login needed:** Not needed
- **Attackable:** Over the internet
- **Victim action needed:** Not needed
- **Fix available:** No
- **Published:** 13 Apr 2026
- **Updated:** 14 Apr 2026
- **Also known as:** GHSA-hj6r-ww52-66xr

## What is CVE-2026-22565?

CVE-2026-22565 is a high-severity denial of service vulnerability in Ubiquiti Inc UniFi Play Audio Port, published on 13 Apr 2026. An attacker can exploit it over the internet without logging in, with no action from the victim.

### Official description

An Improper Input Validation vulnerability could allow a malicious actor with access to the UniFi Play network to cause the device to stop responding.
 

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

Weakness: CWE-20 (Improper Input Validation)

## Which versions are affected by CVE-2026-22565?


## How do I fix CVE-2026-22565?

No fix has been published for CVE-2026-22565 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.

## Is CVE-2026-22565 being exploited?

There is no known exploitation of CVE-2026-22565 in the wild and no public exploit code.

## Fix prompt for AI coding agents

```text
Check this codebase for CVE-2026-22565 and fix it if it is affected.

What it is: CVE-2026-22565 is a high-severity denial of service vulnerability in Ubiquiti Inc UniFi Play Audio Port, published on 13 Apr 2026. An attacker can exploit it over the internet without logging in, with no action from the victim.
Exploitation: There is no known exploitation of CVE-2026-22565 in the wild and no public exploit code.

Affected product: Ubiquiti Inc UniFi Play Audio Port. No package-level version data is available, so check the vendor advisory linked from the reference page.

Task:
1. Search the dependency manifests and lockfiles (for example package.json, package-lock.json, requirements.txt, poetry.lock, uv.lock, pom.xml, build.gradle, go.mod, Cargo.lock, Gemfile.lock) and any Dockerfiles for the affected packages, including transitive dependencies.
2. If an affected version is in use, upgrade it to the fixed version for its release line with the project's package manager, so the lockfile is regenerated. Prefer the smallest upgrade that fixes it.
3. If there is no fix, or the upgrade would break the build, do not guess: explain the risk and the safest workaround instead.
4. Run the tests and summarise what changed and why.
5. If nothing in the project is affected, say so and change nothing.

Reference: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2026-22565/ (Markdown: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2026-22565/index.md)
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## Sources

- CVE record: https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2026-22565
- NVD: https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2026-22565
- OSV: https://osv.dev/vulnerability/CVE-2026-22565

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From sbomify Insights: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2026-22565/
Summaries are generated and may contain mistakes; the official description above is the record.