# CVE-2026-95861: Ubiquiti UniFi Gateway uncontrolled recursion denial of service

Source: https://junglewise.ai/threats/cve-2026-95861-a-malicious-actor-with-access-to-the-network-could-exploit-an  
Publisher: Junglewise Threat Intelligence, https://junglewise.ai/threats  
Published: 2026-09-22. Updated: 2026-09-26  
License: CC BY 4.0 with a link back

CVE-2026-95861 · Severity: high · CVSS 7.5 · Published 2026-09-22

UniFi Gateway devices are network appliances that manage connectivity and routing for enterprise networks. An uncontrolled recursion flaw allows a network-connected attacker to crash the gateway, causing a complete outage of network services until the device is manually rebooted.

Technologies: [Ubiquiti UniFi Gateway](https://junglewise.ai/threats/technologies/unifi-gateway). Vendors: [Ubiquiti](https://junglewise.ai/threats/vendors/ubiquiti).

## Quick answers

**Is CVE-2026-95861 exploited in the wild?** No. Junglewise Threat Intelligence has no report of CVE-2026-95861 being exploited in the wild.

**How severe is CVE-2026-95861?** High severity, with a CVSS score of 7.5, published 22 September 2026.

**Which products and versions are affected?** Ubiquiti UniFi Gateway.

**Is there a fix for CVE-2026-95861?** No fixed version is recorded yet. Check the vendor's advisory in the references below. If you run it, Junglewise drafts a mitigation that fits your setup and applies it once you approve, with senior security engineers behind it.

**How is CVE-2026-95861 attacked?** It is attacked over the network, in a network appliance.

**Am I affected by CVE-2026-95861?** Check whether you run Ubiquiti UniFi Gateway. Junglewise does that check for you around the clock: connect your code, cloud and domains, and it matches new vulnerabilities like this one against what you actually run and tells you when one reaches you.

## Technical details

An uncontrolled recursion vulnerability in certain UniFi Gateway firmware versions allows a network-accessible attacker to trigger excessive recursive function calls, exhausting stack resources and crashing the device. No authentication is required; the attack is triggered through specially crafted network packets. A successful exploit results in denial of service.

## Affected products

- Ubiquiti UniFi Gateway

## Timeline

- 2026-09-22: disclosed

## References

- [https://community.ui.com/releases/Security-Advisory-Bulletin-069-069/07e367a7-edec-4d85-a058-f97e5ce9ac9c](https://community.ui.com/releases/Security-Advisory-Bulletin-069-069/07e367a7-edec-4d85-a058-f97e5ce9ac9c)

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