CVE-2023-5677Network attack vector

Authenticated command injection via tcptest.cgi input

Published Feb 5, 2024 · Updated Jun 17, 2025

OS command injection in AXIS OS 5.50 through 5.51 and 6.50.0 through 6.50.5.20 allows remote authenticated users to execute code. The VAPIX tcptest.cgi endpoint passes insufficiently validated input to an operating-system command, while Axis has withheld further implementation details. An operator- or administrator-privileged service account is required; successful exploitation executes code on the device, with operator access producing lower impact.

CVSS severity6.3
Medium
EPSS probability0.56%
Next 30 days · Sep 16, 2026
Known exploitationUnconfirmed
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Summary

What happened

OS command injection in AXIS OS 5.50 through 5.51 and 6.50.0 through 6.50.5.20 allows remote authenticated users to execute code. The VAPIX tcptest.cgi endpoint passes insufficiently validated input to an operating-system command, while Axis has withheld further implementation details. An operator- or administrator-privileged service account is required; successful exploitation executes code on the device, with operator access producing lower impact.

The record

CVE
CVE-2023-5677
Published
Feb 5, 2024
Updated
Jun 17, 2025
Vendor
Axis Communications AB
Product
AXIS OS
Classifications
CWE-78, T1059.004
Attack vector
network
Privileges
authenticated

Timeline

How it unfolded

  1. Feb 5, 2024CVE publishedPublication date reported by the CVE source.
  2. Jun 17, 2025Record updatedLatest update available in the CVE record.

Exploitability

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  1. Affected versionversion=AXIS OS 5.51
  2. Affected versionversion=AXIS OS 6.50

What conditions does exploitation require?

Attack vectornetwork
Required privilegesauthenticated

What is affected?

Axis Communications AB · AXIS OSversion=AXIS OS 5.51; version=AXIS OS 6.50

Published CVSS scores

6.3Axis Communications ABCVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:L/A:L

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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-78Improper Neutralization of Special Elements used in an OS Command ('OS Command Injection')
T1059.004Unix Shell

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