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CVE-2025-6571· NVD / CVE Program· CNA Axis

A 3rd-party component exposed its password in process arguments, allowing for low-privileged users to access it.

MediumCVSS 6.0 · v3.1—No exploit Fix available
Published
Nov 11, 2025
Updated
Oct 7, 2026
EPSS
0.1% · 1th percentile
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Action score

24

Monitor

Low priority for now.

CVSS
24 / 40 · 6.0 / 10
CISA KEV
0 / 30 · Not listed
EPSS
0 / 30 · 0.1%

CISA SSVC decision

Exploitation
none
Automatable
no
Technical impact
total

Vulnrichment: CISA's decision-tree inputs.

CNA vs NVD score

NVD
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CNA · Axis
6.0
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Affected systems

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Versions reported by the vendor

Affected version ranges reported by the assigning authority (Axis). Independent of NVD's CPE analysis and usually ahead of it.

  • Axis Communications AB AXIS OS

    • 12.0.0 and later · before 12.6.66affected · semver
    • 11.11.0 and later · before 11.11.169affected · semver

Same product

axis communications ab: all records

Other highest-scoring records for the same primary product.

  • CVE-2026-4757A VAPIX API parameter had improper input validation which could allow code execution and potentially lead to a privilege escalation.
    28Monitor
  • CVE-2024-4726051l3nc3, member of the AXIS OS Bug Bounty Program, has found that the VAPIX API mediaclip.cgi did not have a sufficient input validation all
    26Monitor
  • CVE-2024-6509Marinus Pfund, member of the AXIS OS Bug Bounty Program, has found the VAPIX API alwaysmulti.cgi was vulnerable for file globbing which cou
    26Monitor
  • CVE-2024-617351l3nc3, member of the AXIS OS Bug Bounty Program, has found that a Guard Tour VAPIX API parameter allowed the use of arbitrary values allow
    26Monitor
  • CVE-2024-0054Sandro Poppi, member of the AXIS OS Bug Bounty Program, has found that the VAPIX APIs local_list.cgi, create_overlay.cgi and irissetup.cgi w
    26Monitor
  • CVE-2025-9055The VAPIX Edge storage API that allowed a privilege escalation, enabling a VAPIX administrator-privileged user to gain Linux Root privileges
    25Monitor

Remediation

Which version to upgrade to

Fix versions compiled from the vendor, package registries and Microsoft. Verify the vendor's note before upgrading.

Product / packageFixed versionSource
Axis Communications AB AXIS OS11.11.169Vendor (CNA)
Axis Communications AB AXIS OS12.6.66Vendor (CNA)

Exploit status

No known public exploit

No public exploit has been observed yet. That doesn't mean you're safe, only that the bar is a little higher.

Research context

For pentesters and researchers: attack profile, score disagreement, timeline, patch commits, credits, variant and chain candidates, bug bounty scope. All derived from existing data; no exploit code.

Timeline

From publication to today: proof of concept, Metasploit module, CISA KEV and fix record. Dates are as reported by the sources.

No dated events beyond publication.

EPSS, last 120 days

FIRST EPSS daily score; only changes of 0.01 or more are recorded (step chart).

Patch and commit links

Commit, PR and diff links among the references. A starting point for patch-diffing and variant hunting; fixes, not exploits.

No commit or PR link among the references.

Credits

All researchers

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Variant candidates

Same product, same weakness class, within 18 months. If the patch missed the root cause, the sibling bug is here.

No nightly-computed relations.

Chain candidates

An authentication bypass and a privilege-requiring bug in the same product, published close together: combined they may become an unauthenticated path.

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Bug bounty scope

No known public program.

Source: bounty-targets-data (public HackerOne, Bugcrowd, Intigriti, YesWeHack listings).

Technical details

Attack conditions

  • Someone with local access to the system can trigger it.
  • Administrator privileges are required.
  • No user action is required.
  • Special conditions such as timing or configuration are required.

If successful

Confidentiality
high · data can be read
Integrity
high · data or configuration can be modified
Availability
low · the service can be disrupted
Attack vector
Local
Attack complexity
High
Privileges required
High
User interaction
None
Scope
Unchanged
Confidentiality impact
High
Integrity impact
High
Availability impact
Low

Weakness class (CWE)

CWE-522 · Insufficiently Protected Credentials

CVSS vector

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

nvd-secondary

Attack context

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Change log

  1. Fix✗ → ✓

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References

Vendor advisories and official records. Exploit/PoC links are deliberately left out.

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