CVE-2023-21405

Door-control interruption via malformed OSDP messages

Published Jul 25, 2023 · Updated Nov 8, 2024

Improper input validation in Axis door controllers and intercoms allows physically proximate attackers to interrupt door control over OSDP. The OSDP message parser accepts malformed messages and crashes the pacsiod process instead of rejecting syntactically invalid input. Access to the adjacent OSDP bus is required; the crash temporarily prevents affected doors from being opened or closed without exposing data or compromising the device.

CVSS severity6.5
Medium
EPSS probability0.30%
Next 30 days · Sep 16, 2026
Known exploitationUnconfirmed
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Summary

What happened

Improper input validation in Axis door controllers and intercoms allows physically proximate attackers to interrupt door control over OSDP. The OSDP message parser accepts malformed messages and crashes the pacsiod process instead of rejecting syntactically invalid input. Access to the adjacent OSDP bus is required; the crash temporarily prevents affected doors from being opened or closed without exposing data or compromising the device.

The record

CVE
CVE-2023-21405
Published
Jul 25, 2023
Updated
Nov 8, 2024
Vendor
Axis Communications AB
Product
AXIS A1210-B Network Door Controller
Classifications
CWE-1286, CWE-754, T1499.004
Attack vector
adjacent
Privileges
unauthenticated

Timeline

How it unfolded

  1. Jul 25, 2023CVE publishedPublication date reported by the CVE source.
  2. Nov 8, 2024Record updatedLatest update available in the CVE record.

Exploitability

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Is a vulnerable build present?

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  1. Affected versionversion=AXIS OS 11.0 - 11.6.16.0

What conditions does exploitation require?

Attack vectoradjacent
Required privilegesunauthenticated

What is affected?

Axis Communications AB · AXIS A1210-B Network Door Controllerversion=AXIS OS 11.0 - 11.6.16.0
Axis Communications AB · AXIS A8207-VE Network Video Door Stationversion=AXIS OS 10.12.178 or earlier; version=AXIS OS AXIS OS 11.0 - 11.5.53
Axis Communications AB · AXIS A8207-VE Mk II Network Video Door Stationversion=AXIS OS 10.12.178 or earlier; version=AXIS OS AXIS OS 11.0 - 11.5.53
Axis Communications AB · AXIS A1601 Network Door Controllerversion=AXIS OS 10.12.171.0 or earlier; version=AXIS OS 11.0 - 11.6.16.0; version=AXIS OS 1.84.4 or earlier
Axis Communications AB · AXIS A1001 Network Door Controllerversion=AXIS OS 1.65.4 or earlier

Published CVSS scores

6.5Axis Communications ABCVSS:3.1/AV:A/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H

CVSS describes severity. EPSS estimates exploitation probability.

Attacks

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Sep 10, 2026Sep 16, 2026
Latest reporting daySep 16, 2026
Latest daily unique IPsUnavailable
Prior 30-day averageUnavailable
SourceShadowserver honeypots (KEV)
Vectoradjacent
Privilegesunauthenticated
Known exploitationUnconfirmed
Public exploitUnconfirmed

Weakness, pattern, technique

CWE-1286Improper Validation of Syntactic Correctness of Input
CWE-754Improper Check for Unusual or Exceptional Conditions
T1499.004Endpoint Denial of Service: Application or System Exploitation

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