CVE-2025-12757VulnerabilityPublished 10 Feb 2026

CVE-2025-12757: AXIS Camera Station Pro · Path Traversal

Affects AXIS Camera Station ProSource CVE Database V5

Not known to be exploited · CVSS 4.6 Medium : upgrade to 6.14 when convenient.

Data as of 25 Oct 2026, 19:02 UTC

CVSS 3.1 base score

4.6Medium

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

EPSS: 0.2% chance of exploitation in 30 days – higher than 15% of CVEsExploit Prediction Scoring System: the likelihood attackers will use this flaw soon.
Patch: Available – fixed in 6.14

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

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

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

Attack Vector: Adjacent: The vulnerable component is bound to the network stack, but the attack is limited at the protocol level to a logically adjacent topology. This can mean an attack must be launched from the same shared physical (e.g., Bluetooth or IEEE 802.11) or logical (e.g., local IP subnet) network, or from within a secure or otherwise limited administrative domain (e.g., MPLS, secure VPN to an administrative network zone).
Attack Complexity: Low: Specialized access conditions or extenuating circumstances do not exist. An attacker can expect repeatable success against the vulnerable component.
Privileges Required: Low: The attacker is authorized with (i.e., requires) privileges that provide basic user capabilities that could normally affect only settings and files owned by a user. Alternatively, an attacker with Low privileges may have the ability to cause an impact only to non-sensitive resources.
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: Low: There is some loss of confidentiality. Access to some restricted information is obtained, but the attacker does not have control over what information is obtained, or the amount or kind of loss is limited. The information disclosure does not cause a direct, serious loss to the impacted component.
Integrity: Low: Modification of data is possible, but the attacker does not have control over the consequence of a modification, or the amount of modification is limited. The data modification does not have a direct, serious impact on the impacted component.
Availability: None: There is no impact to availability within the impacted component.

Definitions: FIRST CVSS v3.1 specification.

Exploitation evidence

Disclosed: evidence found.
CVE published 10 Feb 2026
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 2026-10-25.

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

Upgrade AXIS Camera Station Pro to 6.14.

Affected software

Product	Affected	Fixed in
Axis Communications ABAXIS Camera Station Pro	Affected >=6 <6.14	Fixed in 6.14

AI-suggested

1. Immediately audit and restrict user privileges within AXIS Camera Station Pro to the minimum necessary, ensuring non-admin users cannot access sensitive directories. 2. Implement network segmentation to isolate surveillance management systems from general user networks, reducing the attack surface. 3. Monitor file access logs and system behavior for unusual or unauthorized attempts to access restricted files or directories. 4. Apply application-layer controls such as web application firewalls (WAFs) to detect and block path traversal attempts. 5. Engage with Axis Communications for official patches or updates and prioritize their deployment once available. 6. Conduct regular security assessments and penetration testing focused on access control weaknesses in surveillance infrastructure. 7. Educate system administrators on secure configuration practices and the risks associated with path traversal vulnerabilities. 8. Consider deploying endpoint detection and response (EDR) solutions on servers hosting AXIS Camera Station Pro to detect lateral movement attempts.

Description

CVE-2025-12757 is a medium-severity path traversal vulnerability in Axis Communications AB's AXIS Camera Station Pro version 6. It allows a non-admin user with limited privileges to access information beyond their authorization by exploiting improper pathname restrictions. The vulnerability does not require user interaction and has a CVSS score of 4.6, indicating limited confidentiality and integrity impact without affecting availability. No known exploits are currently in the wild. European organizations using AXIS Camera Station Pro, especially in critical infrastructure and surveillance sectors, should prioritize patching or applying mitigations to prevent unauthorized data exposure. Countries with high adoption of Axis products and strategic security interests are at greater risk. Mitigations include strict access control reviews, network segmentation, and monitoring for unusual file access patterns.

Impact

For European organizations, the impact of CVE-2025-12757 could be significant in sectors relying on AXIS Camera Station Pro for surveillance and security monitoring, such as government facilities, transportation hubs, critical infrastructure, and private enterprises. Unauthorized access to sensitive video management data could compromise operational security, reveal surveillance configurations, or expose personal data protected under GDPR. Although the vulnerability does not allow full administrative control or denial of service, the confidentiality breach risks could facilitate espionage, insider threats, or compliance violations. The medium severity score indicates a moderate risk, but the strategic importance of surveillance systems in Europe elevates the potential consequences. Organizations failing to address this vulnerability may face regulatory penalties and reputational damage if data exposure occurs.

Summary

CVE-2025-12757 is a path traversal vulnerability classified under CWE-22, found in AXIS Camera Station Pro version 6, a video management software by Axis Communications AB. The flaw arises from improper limitation of pathname inputs, allowing a non-administrative user to manipulate file paths to access files or information outside their permitted directories. This bypasses intended access controls, potentially exposing sensitive configuration files, logs, or other data that should remain restricted. The vulnerability requires low attack complexity and no user interaction, but does require the attacker to have some level of privileges (non-admin user). The CVSS 3.1 base score is 4.6, reflecting limited confidentiality and integrity impact without availability effects. No public exploits or active exploitation campaigns have been reported to date. The vulnerability was reserved in November 2025 and published in February 2026. The absence of patches at the time of reporting suggests organizations must rely on compensating controls until official fixes are released. Given the nature of video management systems, unauthorized access to data could lead to privacy violations, intelligence gathering by adversaries, or further lateral movement within networks.

CWE-22Improper Limitation of a Pathname to a Restricted Directory ('Path Traversal') (opens in a new tab)
Base weaknessLikelihood of exploit: HighCWE Top 25 (2025): #6OWASP Top 10 A01:2025: Broken Access Control (opens in a new tab)
The product uses external input to construct a pathname that is intended to identify a file or directory that is located underneath a restricted parent directory, but the product does not properly neutralize special elements within the pathname that can cause the pathname to resolve to a location that is outside of the restricted directory.
Implementation · Input Validation
Assume all input is malicious. Use an "accept known good" input validation strategy, i.e., use a list of acceptable inputs that strictly conform to specifications. Reject any input that does not strictly conform to specifications, or transform it into something that does.
Architecture and Design
For any security checks that are performed on the client side, ensure that these checks are duplicated on the server side, in order to avoid CWE-602. Attackers can bypass the client-side checks by modifying values after the checks have been performed, or by changing the client to remove the client-side checks…
Implementation · Input Validation
Inputs should be decoded and canonicalized to the application's current internal representation before being validated (CWE-180). Make sure that the application does not decode the same input twice (CWE-174).
OWASP Cheat Sheets
Authorization (opens in a new tab)
OWASP ASVS 4.0.3
V12.3.1 (opens in a new tab)
Attack patterns
Path Traversal (opens in a new tab)
Using Slashes and URL Encoding Combined to Bypass Validation Logic (opens in a new tab)
Manipulating Web Input to File System Calls (opens in a new tab)
Using Escaped Slashes in Alternate Encoding (opens in a new tab)
Using Slashes in Alternate Encoding (opens in a new tab)
From MITRE CWE, MITRE CAPEC and OWASP (Top 10, OpenCRE).

References

axis.com/dam/public/de/38/d3/cve-2025-12757pdf-en-US-519289.pdf (opens in a new tab)

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AI analysisMachine-generated, updated 17 Feb 2026, 09:31 UTC

WeaknessesCWE-22

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