CVE-2023-21417

HIGH
7.1
CVSS Score
Published: November 21, 2023 at 06:53 AM UTC
Updated: June 17, 2026 at 05:32 AM UTC
4 products affected across 2 vendorsAXIS OSAxis OS 2022Axis OS 2020

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Severity
HIGH7.1
Exploit prediction
EPSS 0.7%
SSVC
No known exploit

Description

Sandro Poppi, member of the AXIS OS Bug Bounty Program, has found that the VAPIX API manageoverlayimage.cgi was vulnerable to path traversal attacks that allows for file/folder deletion. This flaw can only be exploited after authenticating with an operator- or administrator- privileged service account. The impact of exploiting this vulnerability is lower with operator service accounts and limited to non-system files compared to administrator-privileges. Axis has released patched AXIS OS versions for the highlighted flaw. Please refer to the Axis security advisory for more information and solution.

Affected

Our own answer: ranges merged, affected separated from platform-only, with confidence and review flags.

v < 11.7.57
Affected range stops below 11.7.57, so it looks safe — our inference, not a vendor statement
v < 9.80.49
Affected range stops below 9.80.49, so it looks safe — our inference, not a vendor statement
v < 10.12.208
Affected range stops below 10.12.208, so it looks safe — our inference, not a vendor statement

Remediation

No guide yet

No remediation guidance has been written for this CVE yet. What the record does show:

SSVC — Action Prioritization

SSVCNo known exploitNot automatablePartial impact

SSVC signals action urgency (what to patch first), separate from CVSS which measures severity.

CVSS

7.1HIGHAxis
Attack Vector
NETWORK
Complexity
LOW
Privileges
LOW
User Interaction
NONE
Scope
UNCHANGED
Confidentiality
NONE
Integrity
LOW
Availability
HIGH
Vector?

Quick Info

StatusMODIFIED
CWE
CWE-35CWE-22

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