Vulnerabilities

Vulnerability · CVE-2025-8998

It was possible to upload files with a specific name to a temporary directory, which may result in process crashes and impact usability.

Published Nov 11, 2025 · catalog updated Nov 14, 2025 · Axis Communications AB AXIS OS

Last checked Oct 28, 2026. A connected source was read within the last 7 days.

Check if you run it

No confirmed exploitation is on record for CVE-2025-8998. EPSS is 0.24%. Act only if a listed version of Axis Communications AB AXIS OS is installed.

Gaps on this record

  • No vendor fix or required action is stored. Compare the linked advisory before you change production.

Same product and reporting

Severity
Low3.1
Known exploitation
Not in CISA/VulnCheck KEV
EPSS
0.24%
Remediation
Version ranges on file
Affected products
vendor Axis Communications AB AXIS OS 12.0.0 <12.7.27

It was possible to upload files with a specific name to a temporary directory, which may result in process crashes and impact usability. This flaw can only be exploited after authenticating with an operator- or administrator-privileged service account.

Are you affected?

Enter the version you run. The result uses only the ranges stored on this record.

The check returns affected, not affected, or incomplete. It does not guess a version that is missing from the record.

  • vendor Axis Communications AB AXIS OS 12.0.0 <12.7.2712.0.0 <12.7.27

How to fix CVE-2025-8998

  • Upgrade

    CVE-2025-8998 lists a fix boundary at 12.7.27. Compare the installed build with that boundary before you change production.

  • Version check

    Seen in 12.0.0 <12.7.27

  • Advisory

    Open the cve_org record and follow its fix.

  • Official advisories

What to do

Three questions, each answered from this record only. Confirm the vendor advisory before you patch.

Should you patch?

No confirmed exploitation is on record for CVE-2025-8998. EPSS is 0.24%. Act only if a listed version of Axis Communications AB AXIS OS is installed.

Which versions are affected?

Compare what you have installed with Axis Communications AB AXIS OS 12.0.0 <12.7.27 12.0.0 <12.7.27. Compare the installed version with the linked vendor advisory before you change production.

What should an analyst verify?

No weakness class is stored. EPSS 0.24%. There is no CISA KEV listing. No Exploit-DB or Metasploit reference is linked. Use the source links for the original advisory.

Code

The project this record applies to. Exploit listings stay in References.

No public source repository is identified for this product.

Timeline

Detection, updates, and resolution for this record.

  1. Nov 11, 2025 · EUVD

    Detected

    It was possible to upload files with a specific name to a temporary directory, which may result in process crashes and impact usability. This flaw can only be exploited after authenticating with an operator- or administrator-privileged service account.

  2. Nov 14, 2025 · EUVD

    Updated

    It was possible to upload files with a specific name to a temporary directory, which may result in process crashes and impact usability. This flaw can only be exploited after authenticating with an operator- or administrator-privileged service account.

Sources

  • CVE.orgVulnerability recordCVE-2025-8998

    Official CVE identifier

    cve.org
  • EUVDVulnerability recordEUVD-2025-74037

    It was possible to upload files with a specific name to a temporary directory, which may result in process crashes and impact usability. This flaw can only be exploited after authenticating with an operator- or administrator-privileged service account.

    euvd.enisa.europa.eu

References

Freshness

Last verified in this catalog Oct 28, 2026. Significant claims (KEV, EPSS, CVSS, affected ranges) come from the source rows above — open the original publisher for the authoritative advisory.

  • CVE.orgOct 25, 2026
  • EUVDOct 25, 2026