CVE-2025-5454

Q: How do I fix CVE-2025-5454?

Upgrade axis os to 12.6.18 or later.

Q: Is CVE-2025-5454 being actively exploited?

Not that we know of. CVE-2025-5454 is not in the CISA Known Exploited Vulnerabilities catalog. Its EPSS score of 0.15% is the estimated probability that it will be exploited in the next 30 days. That is higher than 5% of all scored CVEs.

Q: How severe is CVE-2025-5454?

CVE-2025-5454 has a CVSS v3 base score of 6.4, rated medium. CVSS rates the technical impact if the vulnerability is exploited, not how likely that is, so weigh it alongside the exploit-prediction score when you decide what to patch first.

Q: What does CVE-2025-5454 affect?

Published advisories record a fix for axis os (NVD). Only products with a sourced advisory are listed, so treat this as what we can cite rather than a complete inventory.

MEDIUM

6.4

CVSS v3

NVD

Description

An ACAP configuration file lacked sufficient input validation, which could allow a path traversal attack leading to potential 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.

CWE-35

How to fix

Remediation Available

axis osNVD

Affected:>= 12.0.0, < 12.6.18Fixed in:12.6.18CVE-2025-5454derived from NVD

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Remediation is compiled from vendor and distribution security advisories. Always confirm against the linked source for your exact version and platform.

CVSS v3 Vector

Exploitability

Attack VectorLocal

Attack ComplexityHigh

Privileges RequiredHigh

User InteractionNone

ScopeUnchanged

Impact

ConfidentialityHigh

IntegrityHigh

AvailabilityHigh

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

Exploit Intelligence

0.15%probability of exploitation in 30 days

5thpercentile

Low risk: more likely to be exploited than 5% of all known CVEs.

References

Vendor Advisory1

axis.com

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Common questions

How do I fix CVE-2025-5454?

Upgrade axis os to 12.6.18 or later.

Is CVE-2025-5454 being actively exploited?

Not that we know of. CVE-2025-5454 is not in the CISA Known Exploited Vulnerabilities catalog. Its EPSS score of 0.15% is the estimated probability that it will be exploited in the next 30 days. That is higher than 5% of all scored CVEs.

How severe is CVE-2025-5454?

CVE-2025-5454 has a CVSS v3 base score of 6.4, rated medium. CVSS rates the technical impact if the vulnerability is exploited, not how likely that is, so weigh it alongside the exploit-prediction score when you decide what to patch first.

What does CVE-2025-5454 affect?

Published advisories record a fix for axis os (NVD). Only products with a sourced advisory are listed, so treat this as what we can cite rather than a complete inventory.

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This product uses NVD data but is not endorsed or certified by the NVD. EPSS scores courtesy of FIRST.org (https://www.first.org/epss). Source: CISA KEV Catalog. Data as of 2025-11-24.