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CVE-2025-6779VulnerabilityPublished Updated

CVE-2025-6779: AXIS OS · Incorrect Permissions

Affects AXIS OSSource CVE Database V5

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Not known to be exploited · CVSS 6.7 Medium.

Data as of 25 Oct 2026, 19:02 UTC

CVSS 3.1 base score
6.7Medium
How severe the flaw is on the 0–10 CVSS scale.
EPSS
1.0% chance of exploitation in 30 days – higher than 63% of CVEsExploit Prediction Scoring System: the likelihood attackers will use this flaw soon.
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:H/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

Exploitation evidence

  1. Disclosed: evidence found.

    CVE published 11 Nov 2025

  2. Detectable: no evidence on record.

    No public nuclei template indexed

  3. Weaponised: no evidence on record.

    No public exploit code indexed in Metasploit or Exploit-DB

  4. Exploited in the wild: no evidence on record.

    Not in CISA KEV and no source reports exploitation

  5. Observed by OffSeq 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.

What to do

Affected software

ProductAffectedFixed in
Axis Communications AB AXIS OSAffected
  • =12.0.0
Fixed in–

AI-suggested

To mitigate CVE-2025-6779 effectively, organizations should implement the following specific measures: 1) Disable the installation of unsigned ACAP applications on all Axis devices unless absolutely necessary, thereby preventing installation of potentially malicious applications. 2) Restrict device management access to trusted administrators only, enforcing strong authentication and role-based access controls to minimize the risk of unauthorized configuration changes. 3) Monitor and audit ACAP application installations and device configuration changes regularly to detect any unauthorized or suspicious activity promptly. 4) Apply vendor patches or updates as soon as they become available, ensuring devices run the latest secure firmware versions. 5) Educate users and administrators about the risks of installing unsigned or unverified ACAP applications and implement policies that prohibit installation without proper validation. 6) Segment network environments to isolate Axis devices from critical network segments, limiting the potential for lateral movement if a device is compromised. 7) Employ network-level protections such as firewalls and intrusion detection systems to monitor traffic to and from Axis devices for anomalous behavior. These targeted actions go beyond generic advice by focusing on the specific exploitation conditions and device management practices relevant to this vulnerability.

Description

An ACAP configuration file has improper permissions, which could allow command injection and potentially lead to privilege escalation. This vulnerability can only be exploited if the Axis device is configured to allow the installation of unsigned ACAP applications, and if an attacker convinces the victim to install a malicious ACAP application.

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