Medium

CVE-2025-9524 — The VAPIX API port.cgi did not have sufficient input validation, which may result in…

The VAPIX API port.cgi did not have sufficient input validation, which may result in process crashes and impact usability. This vulnerability can only be exploited after authenticating with a viewer- operator- or administrator-privileged service account.

Published Nov 11, 2025 · Updated Oct 13, 2026 · Sources: NIST National Vulnerability Database, CVE Program (cve.org) e CISA ADP · CNA: Axis

Low

Who exploits it and how urgent it is

A 0–100 score combining confirmed exploitation, ransomware and APT use, public exploits, EPSS and severity.

No exploitation signal in the sources consulted so far.

How the score was calculated

EPSS 0.3% (30-day exploitation probability)+3
Technical severity (medium)+3

The score orders the patch queue; it does not replace your asset context (internet exposure, criticality, compensating controls).

Triage

Is it exploited, how likely is exploitation, what does it touch, and how severe do the sources call it.

Exploitation

Not confirmed

Not in CISA KEV — an absence of record, not proof it is unexploited.

EPSS FIRST

0.27%

ahead of 18% of scored CVEs · Oct 14, 2026

Affects

Axis Communications AB

AXIS OS

CVSS base

4.3

Medium · 2 source(s)

CISA SSVC assessment CISA

Three decision points CISA publishes for the CVEs it assesses (SSVC 2.0.3). A stakeholder decision, not a severity score.

Exploitation

None

none · proof-of-concept · active

Automatable

can an attacker script the kill-chain steps

Technical impact

Partial

partial · total control of the vulnerable component

Remediation

Fixes and mitigations documented by the sources — linked to the original advisory.

No fix documented by the sources we poll. That does not mean none exists: check the vendor advisory.

First 24 hours

Ordered from the record’s own fields — exposure first, because you cannot patch what you have not found. A rule-generated starting point.

Identify exposed assets running the affected vendor/product/version combinations (Axis Communications AB AXIS OS).
No fix documented in the sources: reduce exposure and monitor the vendor advisory.
Search available logs for exploit probes, errors and authentication anomalies.

Affected scope

Vendor, product and versions as the sources word them.

Vendor	Product	Versions	Status	Source
Axis Communications AB	AXIS OS	≥ 6.50.0 and < 6.50.5.21≥ 7.0.0 and < 8.40.89≥ 9.0.0 and < 9.80.123≥ 10.0.0 and < 10.12.305≥ 11.0.0 and < 11.11.177≥ 12.0.0 and < 12.7.11	Vulnerable	CVE Program (cve.org) e CISA ADP

Attack characteristics

The CVSS vector, decoded. It describes the attack, not your exposure to it.

Attack vector

Network

Attack complexity

Low

Privileges required

Low

User interaction

None

Scope

Unchanged

Confidentiality

None

Integrity

None

Availability

Low

Every base score collected

Sources score independently and may disagree; each row says who scored it and under which version.

Score	Version	Severity	Expl.	Impact	Scored by
4.3	CVSS 3.1	Medium	2.8	1.4	product-security@axis.com via NIST National Vulnerability Database
4.3	CVSS 3.1	Medium	—	—	Axis via CVE Program (cve.org) e CISA ADP

CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:L (score shown at the top: product-security@axis.com)

Weakness MITRE

Weakness class according to MITRE’s CWE catalog.

CWE-1287

Other CVEs with this weakness →

EPSS over time FIRST

Oct 13, 2026 → Oct 14, 2026 · 2 reading(s) · max 0.27%

Detection

Read off the CVSS vector and the weakness class. Starting points, not tested rules.

Prioritize edge telemetry for the network-reachable component (proxy, WAF, IDS/IPS).

web/proxy/WAF logsnetwork IDS/IPS

Timeline

What happened to this CVE, newest first.

2026
Affected products added · axis communications ab/axis os
Oct 13, 2026 · CVE Program (cve.org) e CISA ADP
SSVC assessment updated
Oct 13, 2026 · CVE Program (cve.org) e CISA ADP
Record published
Oct 13, 2026
CVSS changed · 4.3
Oct 13, 2026 · NIST National Vulnerability Database
Source status changed · → Deferred
Oct 13, 2026 · NIST National Vulnerability Database
Record created in this database
Oct 13, 2026 · NIST National Vulnerability Database
2025
CVE published
Nov 11, 2025 · Axis

Source activity

Repeated readings are counted rather than listed.

1× Official description updated · Oct 13, 2026 – Oct 13, 2026

References

1 on the record

www.axis.com/dam/public/f1/f0/1e/cve-2025-9524pdf-en-US-504220.pdf
NIST National Vulnerability Database

Elsewhere on this site

Axis Communications AB
every CVE for this vendor

CWE-1287
other pages naming this weakness

Related CVEs (same products)

High CVE-2026-1185 Incorrect Permission Assignment for Critical Resource in Axis Axis Os May 12, 2026
High CVE-2026-0541 Incorrect Permission Assignment for Critical Resource in Axis Axis Os May 12, 2026
High CVE-2026-0804 An ACAP configuration file lacked sufficient input validation, which could allow a path… May 12, 2026
High CVE-2026-0802 An ACAP configuration file lacked sufficient input validation, which could allow command… May 12, 2026
High CVE-2025-11142 OS Command Injection in Axis Axis Os Feb 10, 2026
Medium CVE-2025-9055 Execution with Unnecessary Privileges in Axis Communications AB AXIS OS Nov 11, 2025

Not in any source we poll

Listed rather than left blank: an empty field and an unmeasured one look identical on screen, and only one is a reason to look elsewhere.

No fixed version, patch or mitigation documented.
No confirmed IOCs, IP addresses, domains, file hashes, or malware artifacts supplied.
No organization-specific asset inventory, compensating-control status, or patch deployment evidence supplied.
No exploit packet captures, log samples, or incident case IDs supplied.

Answered from this record

Text assembled only from the fields above — no additional claims.

What should defenders know first?

CVE-2025-9524 is "The VAPIX API port.cgi did not have sufficient input validation, which may result in…", rated Medium. It affects AXIS OS (Axis Communications AB); versions are in the scope table. It is not in CISA KEV, which does not rule out exploitation. CVSS 4.3 describes technical severity. EPSS 0.27% estimates the probability of exploitation in 30 days; neither replaces your asset context. First verify whether exposed or business-critical assets run the affected versions, apply vendor fixes or mitigations, and preserve logs for review.

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