CVE-2024-6979Network attack vector

Privilege escalation via undisclosed authorization flaw

Published Sep 10, 2024 · Updated Mar 28, 2025

Incorrect authorization in Axis Communications AB AXIS OS 11.11 allows remote authenticated users to gain unintended privileges. Axis has not disclosed the affected component or the operation that incorrectly grants access beyond viewer or operator permissions. Exploitation requires account passwords and administrator action induced through social engineering to apply specific viewer or operator configurations.

CVSS severity6.8
Medium
EPSS probability0.30%
Next 30 days · Sep 16, 2026
Known exploitationUnconfirmed
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Summary

What happened

Incorrect authorization in Axis Communications AB AXIS OS 11.11 allows remote authenticated users to gain unintended privileges. Axis has not disclosed the affected component or the operation that incorrectly grants access beyond viewer or operator permissions. Exploitation requires account passwords and administrator action induced through social engineering to apply specific viewer or operator configurations.

The record

CVE
CVE-2024-6979
Published
Sep 10, 2024
Updated
Mar 28, 2025
Vendor
Axis Communications AB
Product
AXIS OS
Classifications
CWE-863, T1068
Attack vector
network
Privileges
authenticated

Timeline

How it unfolded

  1. Sep 10, 2024CVE publishedPublication date reported by the CVE source.
  2. Mar 28, 2025Record updatedLatest update available in the CVE record.

Exploitability

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  1. Affected versionversion=11.11
  2. Affected versionversion=11.11.0 <11.11.94

What conditions does exploitation require?

Attack vectornetwork
Required privilegesauthenticated

What is affected?

Axis Communications AB · AXIS OSversion=11.11; version=11.11.0 <11.11.94

Published CVSS scores

6.8Axis Communications ABCVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:H/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/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-863Incorrect Authorization
T1068Exploitation for Privilege Escalation

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