Medium severity · published Aug 11, 2026
CVE-2026-6505
The ACAP framework contains a Time-of-Check to Time-of-Use (TOCTOU) race condition, which could potentially lead to privilege escalation
5.1
CVSS
0.1%
EPSS
No
On KEV
Description
The ACAP framework contains a Time-of-Check to Time-of-Use (TOCTOU) race condition, which could potentially lead to privilege escalation. This vulnerability can only be exploited if the Axis device is configured to allow the installation of unsigned ACAP applications, and if an attacker convinces the victim to install a malicious ACAP application.
CVSS vector
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:H/PR:H/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:L/A:L
Attack vector
Local
Complexity
High
Privileges
High
User interaction
Required
Confidentiality
High
Integrity
Low
Availability
Low
Scope
Unchanged
Exploitation
Is it being used?
Exploit prediction (EPSS)0.1% · higher than 1% 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 12.11.44 · source: vendor
References
NVD
https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2026-6505
CVE.org
https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2026-6505
www.axis.com
https://www.axis.com/dam/public/fd/16/ab/cve-2026-6505pdf-en-US-543641.pdf
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