CVE-2025-0324VulnerabilityPublished 2 Jun 2025

CVE-2025-0324: AXIS OS · Incomplete Filtering of Special Elements

Affects AXIS OSSource CVE Database V5

Not known to be exploited · CVSS 9.4 Critical.

Data as of 26 Oct 2026, 06:26 UTC

CVSS 3.1 base score

9.4Critical

How severe the flaw is on the 0–10 CVSS scale.

EPSS: 0.4% chance of exploitation in 30 days – higher than 34% of CVEsExploit Prediction Scoring System: the likelihood attackers will use this flaw soon.

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

Attack Vector: Network
Attack Complexity: Low
Privileges Required: None
User Interaction: None
Scope: Unchanged
Confidentiality: High
Integrity: High
Availability: Low

Bold values are the worst case: easiest to exploit or largest impact.

Attack Vector: Network: The vulnerable component is bound to the network stack and the set of possible attackers extends beyond the other options listed, up to and including the entire Internet. Such a vulnerability is often termed 'remotely exploitable' and can be thought of as an attack being exploitable at the protocol level one or more network hops away (e.g., across one or more routers).
Attack Complexity: Low: Specialized access conditions or extenuating circumstances do not exist. An attacker can expect repeatable success against the vulnerable component.
Privileges Required: None: The attacker is unauthorized prior to attack, and therefore does not require any access to settings or files to carry out an attack.
User Interaction: None: The vulnerable system can be exploited without any interaction from any user.
Scope: Unchanged: An exploited vulnerability can only affect resources managed by the same security authority. In this case, the vulnerable component and the impacted component are either the same, or both are managed by the same security authority.
Confidentiality: High: There is total loss of confidentiality, resulting in all resources within the impacted component being divulged to the attacker. Alternatively, access to only some restricted information is obtained, but the disclosed information presents a direct, serious impact.
Integrity: High: There is a total loss of integrity, or a complete loss of protection. For example, the attacker is able to modify any/all files protected by the impacted component. Alternatively, only some files can be modified, but malicious modification would present a direct, serious consequence to the impacted component.
Availability: Low: Performance is reduced or there are interruptions in resource availability. Even if repeated exploitation of the vulnerability is possible, the attacker does not have the ability to completely deny service to legitimate users. The resources in the impacted component are either partially available all of the time, or fully available only some of the time, but overall there is no direct, serious consequence to the impacted component.

Definitions: FIRST CVSS v3.1 specification.

Exploitation evidence

Disclosed: evidence found.
CVE published 2 Jun 2025
Detectable: no evidence on record.
No public nuclei template indexed
Weaponised: no evidence on record.
No public exploit code indexed in Metasploit or Exploit-DB
Exploited in the wildExploited: no evidence on record.
Not in CISA KEV and no source reports exploitation
Observed by OffSeq MirageSeen by Mirage: no evidence on record.
No attack traffic recorded by OffSeq Mirage sensors

A missing step is not evidence of safety. Sources: cve.org (opens in a new tab), the Metasploit, Exploit-DB and nuclei-templates index as of 2026-10-26.

Disclosed: The CVE record is public on cve.org. Its publication is t = 0.
Detectable: A public nuclei template can find exposed instances, for defenders and attackers alike.
Weaponised: Public exploit code exists in Metasploit or Exploit-DB, or CISA SSVC reports a public proof of concept.
Exploited in the wild: CISA KEV lists it, CISA SSVC rates exploitation active, or a source reports attacks.
Observed by OffSeq Mirage: OffSeq Mirage honeypot sensors recorded attack traffic for this CVE, or found exposed hosts without attack traffic.

Moments are spaced evenly, not to scale; a dashed line marks a gap of six months or more. Deltas count from t = 0. Sources that give only a date (CISA KEV, Exploit-DB, or a time of exactly 00:00Z) read “same day” rather than hours. Metasploit modules carry the flaw’s disclosure date, not their release date, and nuclei templates carry no date, so both appear above but not on the timeline.

What to do

Affected software

Product	Affected	Fixed in
Axis Communications AB AXIS OS	Affected =11.8.0 =12.0.0	Fixed in–

AI-suggested

European organizations should implement immediate compensating controls while awaiting official patches from Axis Communications. These include: 1) Restricting network access to AXIS OS devices by segmenting them into isolated VLANs or dedicated security zones with strict firewall rules limiting management interface exposure to trusted administrators only; 2) Enforcing strong authentication and access control policies on management interfaces, including multi-factor authentication where supported; 3) Monitoring network traffic and device logs for unusual configuration changes or access patterns indicative of privilege escalation attempts; 4) Applying network intrusion detection/prevention systems with signatures or heuristics tailored to Axis device protocols; 5) Conducting regular audits of device firmware versions and configurations to identify vulnerable devices; 6) Temporarily disabling or limiting remote management capabilities if not essential; and 7) Preparing incident response plans specific to surveillance device compromise. Organizations should prioritize patch deployment as soon as official updates become available and verify the integrity of firmware updates to prevent supply chain attacks.

Description

The VAPIX Device Configuration framework allowed a privilege escalation, enabling a lower-privileged user to gain administrator privileges.

Impact

For European organizations, the impact of CVE-2025-0324 is substantial due to the extensive use of Axis Communications products in critical infrastructure, corporate security, public safety, and government facilities. Successful exploitation could lead to unauthorized access to surveillance systems, compromising privacy and security, and potentially enabling attackers to manipulate video feeds or disable security monitoring. This could facilitate further attacks such as physical breaches, espionage, or data exfiltration. The ability to escalate privileges without authentication increases the risk from insider threats or attackers who gain initial low-level access through other means. The integrity and confidentiality of surveillance data are at high risk, which is particularly concerning under stringent European data protection regulations such as GDPR. Additionally, compromised devices could be leveraged as footholds for lateral movement within organizational networks, amplifying the threat landscape. The low availability impact means systems may remain operational but under attacker control, complicating detection and response efforts.

CWE-791Incomplete Filtering of Special Elements (opens in a new tab)
Base weakness
The product receives data from an upstream component, but does not completely filter special elements before sending it to a downstream component.
OWASP Cheat Sheets
Abuse Case (opens in a new tab)
Deserialization (opens in a new tab)
Server Side Request Forgery Prevention (opens in a new tab)
Unvalidated Redirects and Forwards (opens in a new tab)
Cross Site Scripting Prevention (opens in a new tab)
OWASP ASVS 4.0.3
V1.5.1 (opens in a new tab)
V5.2.2 (opens in a new tab)
From MITRE CWE, MITRE CAPEC and OWASP (Top 10, OpenCRE).

References

axis.com/dam/public/04/f3/1c/cve-2025-0324pdf-en-US-483807.pdf (opens in a new tab)

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Affected software

Description

AI analysisMachine-generated, updated 9 Jul 2025, 12:42 UTC

WeaknessesCWE-791

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