Is CVE-2025-5718 in the CISA KEV catalog?

No. CVE-2025-5718 is not currently on the CISA Known Exploited Vulnerabilities list.

What is the CVSS severity of CVE-2025-5718?

CVE-2025-5718 has a CVSS v3 base score of 6.8 (MEDIUM).

What is the EPSS score for CVE-2025-5718?

CVE-2025-5718 has an EPSS score of 0.31% (23th percentile), estimating the probability of exploitation in the next 30 days.

How do I fix CVE-2025-5718?

Upgrade axis os to 12.6.30 or later.

CVE & CISA-KEV Catalog

CVE-2025-5718

MEDIUM

6.8

CVSS v3

NVD

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.

CWE-59Link Following

How to fix

Remediation Available

axis osNVD

Affected:>= 12.0.0, < 12.6.30Fixed in:12.6.30CVE-2025-5718derived from NVD

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 VectorNetwork

Attack ComplexityLow

Privileges RequiredHigh

User InteractionRequired

ScopeUnchanged

Impact

ConfidentialityHigh

IntegrityHigh

AvailabilityHigh

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

Exploit Intelligence

0.31%probability of exploitation in 30 days

23rdpercentile

Low risk: more likely to be exploited than 23% of all known CVEs.

References

Vendor Advisory1

axis.com

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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.