CVE-2025-5718
MEDIUM
6.8
CVSS Score
Published: November 11, 2025 at 06:52 AM UTC
Updated: October 18, 2026 at 09:10 PM UTC
2 products affected across 2 vendorsAXIS OSAXIS OS· also runs on 232 platforms
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Severity
MEDIUM6.8
Exploit prediction
EPSS 0.4%
SSVC
No known exploit
Description
The ACAP Application framework could allow privilege escalation through a symlink attack. 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.
Affected
Our own answer: ranges merged, affected separated from platform-only, with confidence and review flags.
12.0.0 ≤ v < 12.6.30
axis-a1210-b (environment) · axis-a1214 (environment) · axis-a1601 (environment) · axis-a1610-b (environment) · axis-a1710-b (environment) · axis-a1810-b (environment) · axis-a8207-ve-mk-ii (environment) · axis-c1110-e (environment) · axis-c1111-e (environment) · axis-c1210-e (environment) · axis-c1211-e (environment) · axis-c1310-e-mk-ii (environment) · axis-c1410-mk-ii (environment) · axis-c1510 (environment) · axis-c1511 (environment) · axis-c1610-ve (environment) · axis-c1710 (environment) · axis-c1720 (environment) · axis-c6110 (environment) · axis-c8110 (environment) · axis-c8210 (environment) · axis-d1110 (environment) · axis-d201-s-xpt-q6075 (environment) · axis-d2110-ve (environment) · axis-d2210-ve (environment) · axis-d3110-mk-ii (environment) · axis-d4100-ve-mk-ii (environment) · axis-d4200-ve (environment) · axis-d6310 (environment) · axis-excam-xf-q1785 (environment) · axis-excam-xpt-q6075 (environment) · axis-f9104-b-main-unit (environment) · axis-f9104-b-mk-ii-main-unit (environment) · axis-f9111-main-unit (environment) · axis-f9111-mk-ii-main-unit (environment) · axis-f9111-r-mk-ii-main-unit (environment) · axis-f9114-b-main-unit (environment) · axis-f9114-b-r-mk-ii-main-unit (environment) · axis-f9114-bt (environment) · axis-f9114-main-unit (environment) · axis-fa51 (environment) · axis-fa51-b (environment) · axis-fa54 (environment) · axis-i7010-safety (environment) · axis-i7010-ve (environment) · axis-i7020 (environment) · axis-i8016-lve (environment) · axis-i8116-e (environment) · axis-i8307-ve (environment) · axis-m1055-l (environment) · axis-m1075-l (environment) · axis-m1135 (environment) · axis-m1135-e-mk-ii (environment) · axis-m1137 (environment) · axis-m1137-e-mk-ii (environment) · axis-m2035-le (environment) · axis-m2036-le (environment) · axis-m3057-plr-mk-ii (environment) · axis-m3085-v (environment) · axis-m3086-v (environment) · axis-m3086-v-mic (environment) · axis-m3088-v (environment) · axis-m3125-lve (environment) · axis-m3126-lve (environment) · axis-m3128-lve (environment) · axis-m3215-lve (environment) · axis-m3216-lve (environment) · axis-m3905-r (environment) · axis-m4215-lv (environment) · axis-m4215-v (environment) · axis-m4216-lv (environment) · axis-m4216-v (environment) · axis-m4218-lv (environment) · axis-m4218-v (environment) · axis-m4225-lve (environment) · axis-m4227-lve (environment) · axis-m4228-lve (environment) · axis-m4308-ple (environment) · axis-m4317-plr (environment) · axis-m4317-plve (environment) · axis-m4318-plr (environment) · axis-m4318-plve (environment) · axis-m4327-p (environment) · axis-m4328-p (environment) · axis-m5000 (environment) · axis-m5000-g (environment) · axis-m5074 (environment) · axis-m5075 (environment) · axis-m5075-g (environment) · axis-m5526-e (environment) · axis-m7104 (environment) · axis-m7116 (environment) · axis-p1245-mk-ii (environment) · axis-p1265-mk-ii (environment) · axis-p1275-mk-ii (environment) · axis-p1385 (environment) · axis-p1385-b (environment) · axis-p1385-be (environment) · axis-p1385-e (environment) · axis-p1387 (environment) · axis-p1387-b (environment) · axis-p1387-be (environment) · axis-p1387-le (environment) · axis-p1388 (environment) · axis-p1388-b (environment) · axis-p1388-be (environment) · axis-p1388-le (environment) · axis-p1465-le (environment) · axis-p1465-le-3 (environment) · axis-p1467-le (environment) · axis-p1468-le (environment) · axis-p1468-xle (environment) · axis-p1475-le (environment) · axis-p1518-e (environment) · axis-p1518-le (environment) · axis-p3265-lv (environment) · axis-p3265-lve (environment) · axis-p3265-lve-3 (environment) · axis-p3265-v (environment) · axis-p3267-lv (environment) · axis-p3267-lve (environment) · axis-p3267-lve-mic (environment) · axis-p3268-lv (environment) · axis-p3268-lve (environment) · axis-p3268-slve (environment) · axis-p3275-lv (environment) · axis-p3275-lve (environment) · axis-p3277-lv (environment) · axis-p3277-lve (environment) · axis-p3278-lv (environment) · axis-p3278-lve (environment) · axis-p3285-lv (environment) · axis-p3285-lve (environment) · axis-p3287-lv (environment) · axis-p3287-lve (environment) · axis-p3288-lv (environment) · axis-p3288-lve (environment) · axis-p3735-ple (environment) · axis-p3737-ple (environment) · axis-p3738-ple (environment) · axis-p3747-plve (environment) · axis-p3748-plve (environment) · axis-p3818-pve (environment) · axis-p3827-pve (environment) · axis-p3905-r-mk-iii (environment) · axis-p3925-lre (environment) · axis-p3925-r (environment) · axis-p3935-lr (environment) · axis-p4705-plve (environment) · axis-p4707-plve (environment) · axis-p4708-plve (environment) · axis-p5654-e (environment) · axis-p5654-e-mk-ii (environment) · axis-p5655-e (environment) · axis-p5676-le (environment) · axis-p7304 (environment) · axis-p7316 (environment) · axis-p9117-pv (environment) · axis-q1615-le-mk-iii (environment) · axis-q1615-mk-iii (environment) · axis-q1656 (environment) · axis-q1656-b (environment) · axis-q1656-be (environment) · axis-q1656-ble (environment) · axis-q1656-dle (environment) · axis-q1656-le (environment) · axis-q1686-dle (environment) · axis-q1715 (environment) · axis-q1728 (environment) · axis-q1728-le (environment) · axis-q1798-le (environment) · axis-q1800-le (environment) · axis-q1800-le-3 (environment) · axis-q1805-le (environment) · axis-q1806-le (environment) · axis-q1808-le (environment) · axis-q1809-le (environment) · axis-q1961-te (environment) · axis-q1961-xte (environment) · axis-q1971-e (environment) · axis-q1972-e (environment) · axis-q2101-te (environment) · axis-q2111-e (environment) · axis-q2112-e (environment) · axis-q3536-lve (environment) · axis-q3538-lve (environment) · axis-q3538-slve (environment) · axis-q3546-lve (environment) · axis-q3548-lve (environment) · axis-q3556-lve (environment) · axis-q3558-lve (environment) · axis-q3626-ve (environment) · axis-q3628-ve (environment) · axis-q3819-pve (environment) · axis-q3839-pve (environment) · axis-q3839-spve (environment) · axis-q4809-pve (environment) · axis-q6020-e (environment) · axis-q6074 (environment) · axis-q6074-e (environment) · axis-q6075 (environment) · axis-q6075-e (environment) · axis-q6075-s (environment) · axis-q6075-se (environment) · axis-q6078-e (environment) · axis-q6135-le (environment) · axis-q6225-le (environment) · axis-q6300-e (environment) · axis-q6315-le (environment) · axis-q6318-le (environment) · axis-q6355-le (environment) · axis-q6358-le (environment) · axis-q8615-e (environment) · axis-q8752-e (environment) · axis-q8752-e-mk-ii (environment) · axis-q9307-lv (environment) · axis-s3008 (environment) · axis-s3008-mk-ii (environment) · axis-s3016 (environment) · axis-s4000 (environment) · axis-v5925 (environment) · axis-v5938 (environment) · axis-w100 (environment) · axis-w101 (environment) · axis-w102 (environment) · axis-w110 (environment) · axis-w120 (environment) · axis-w401 (environment) · axis-xc1311 (environment) · axis-xf40-q1785 (environment) · axis-xfq1656 (environment) · axis-xpq1785 (environment)
12.0.0 ≤ v < 12.6.3012.0.0
Affected range stops below 12.6.30, so it looks safe — our inference, not a vendor statement
Runs on — not affected
The affected product only carries this flaw when running on these platforms. The platforms themselves are not vulnerable.
Remediation
No guide yetNo remediation guidance has been written for this CVE yet. What the record does show:
Patch and advisory references
References (1)
Vendor Advisory
Source: cverecord
https://www.axis.com/dam/public/3c/a4/6a/cve-2025-5718pdf-en-US-504214.pdfSSVC — Action Prioritization
SSVCNo known exploitNot automatableTotal impact
SSVC signals action urgency (what to patch first), separate from CVSS which measures severity.
CVSS
6.8MEDIUMAxis
- Attack Vector
- NETWORK
- Complexity
- LOW
- Privileges
- HIGH
- User Interaction
- REQUIRED
- Scope
- UNCHANGED
- Confidentiality
- HIGH
- Integrity
- HIGH
- Availability
- HIGH
Vector?
Quick Info
StatusANALYZED
CWE
CWE-59
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