CVE-2023-21417Network attack vector

File and folder deletion via path traversal

Published Nov 21, 2023 · Updated Jun 11, 2025

Path traversal in AXIS OS 8.50 through 11.6 allows remote authenticated users to delete files or folders through a VAPIX API. The manageoverlayimage.cgi endpoint insufficiently restricts a supplied path before performing file or folder deletion. An operator- or administrator-privileged service account is required; operator accounts can delete only non-system files.

CVSS severity7.1
High
EPSS probability0.67%
Next 30 days · Sep 16, 2026
Known exploitationUnconfirmed
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Summary

What happened

Path traversal in AXIS OS 8.50 through 11.6 allows remote authenticated users to delete files or folders through a VAPIX API. The manageoverlayimage.cgi endpoint insufficiently restricts a supplied path before performing file or folder deletion. An operator- or administrator-privileged service account is required; operator accounts can delete only non-system files.

The record

CVE
CVE-2023-21417
Published
Nov 21, 2023
Updated
Jun 11, 2025
Vendor
Axis Communications AB
Product
AXIS OS
Classifications
CWE-35, CWE-22, T1070.004
Attack vector
network
Privileges
authenticated

Timeline

How it unfolded

  1. Nov 21, 2023CVE publishedPublication date reported by the CVE source.
  2. Jun 11, 2025Record updatedLatest update available in the CVE record.

Exploitability

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  1. Affected versionversion=AXIS OS 8.50 – 11.6

What conditions does exploitation require?

Attack vectornetwork
Required privilegesauthenticated

What is affected?

Axis Communications AB · AXIS OSversion=AXIS OS 8.50 – 11.6

Published CVSS scores

7.1Axis Communications ABCVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:L/A:H

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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)
Vectornetwork
Privilegesauthenticated
Known exploitationUnconfirmed
Public exploitUnconfirmed

Weakness, pattern, technique

CWE-35Path Traversal: '.../...//'
CWE-22Improper Limitation of a Pathname to a Restricted Directory ('Path Traversal')
T1070.004File Deletion

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