CVE-2025-3892

Privilege escalation via elevated ACAP execution

Published Aug 12, 2025 · Updated Feb 26, 2026

Privilege escalation in Axis Communications AB AXIS OS 12.0.0 through 12.5.30 allows local users to run malicious ACAP applications. Axis has not disclosed which ACAP execution control assigns excessive privileges or how the application crosses its intended boundary. Exploitation requires a device configured to permit unsigned ACAP packages and a victim who installs the attacker's package, after which its code runs with elevated device privileges.

CVSS severity6.7
Medium
EPSS probability0.15%
Next 30 days · Sep 16, 2026
Known exploitationUnconfirmed
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Summary

What happened

Privilege escalation in Axis Communications AB AXIS OS 12.0.0 through 12.5.30 allows local users to run malicious ACAP applications. Axis has not disclosed which ACAP execution control assigns excessive privileges or how the application crosses its intended boundary. Exploitation requires a device configured to permit unsigned ACAP packages and a victim who installs the attacker's package, after which its code runs with elevated device privileges.

The record

CVE
CVE-2025-3892
Published
Aug 12, 2025
Updated
Feb 26, 2026
Vendor
Axis Communications AB
Product
AXIS OS
Classifications
CWE-250, T1548
Attack vector
local
Privileges
admin

Timeline

How it unfolded

  1. Aug 12, 2025CVE publishedPublication date reported by the CVE source.
  2. Feb 26, 2026Record updatedLatest update available in the CVE record.

Exploitability

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  1. Affected versionversion=12.0.0 <12.5.31

What conditions does exploitation require?

Attack vectorlocal
Required privilegesadmin

What is affected?

Axis Communications AB · AXIS OSversion=12.0.0 <12.5.31

Published CVSS scores

6.7Axis Communications ABCVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:H/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

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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)
Vectorlocal
Privilegesadmin
Known exploitationUnconfirmed
Public exploitUnconfirmed

Weakness, pattern, technique

CWE-250Execution with Unnecessary Privileges
T1548Abuse Elevation Control Mechanism

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