Medium severity · published Aug 11, 2026
CVE-2026-6181
The Device Configuration Framework is vulnerable to an authentication bypass flaw
5.9
CVSS
0.4%
EPSS
No
On KEV
Description
The Device Configuration Framework is vulnerable to an authentication bypass flaw. This flaw can only be exploited after authenticating with a viewer-privileged service account.
CVSS vector
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:H/PR:H/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:N
Attack vector
Network
Complexity
High
Privileges
High
User interaction
None
Confidentiality
High
Integrity
High
Availability
None
Scope
Unchanged
Exploitation
Is it being used?
Exploit prediction (EPSS)0.4% · higher than 33% of CVEs
Exploited in the wildNo evidence yet
CISA KEVNot listed
Ransomware campaign useNot known
Affected products
Which versions
AO
AXIS OS · Axis Communications AB
12.0.0 before 12.11.13; 11.11.0 before 11.11.207 · source: vendor
References
NVD
https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2026-6181
CVE.org
https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2026-6181
www.axis.com
https://www.axis.com/dam/public/9d/8a/ea/cve-2026-6181pdf-en-US-543646.pdf
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