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Vulnerability · CVE-2026-0541

ACAP applications can gain elevated privileges due to improper input validation during the installation process, potentially leading to privilege escalation.

Published May 12, 2026 · catalog updated Jun 17, 2026 · axis os

Check if you run it

No confirmed exploitation is on record for CVE-2026-0541. EPSS is 0.10%. Act only if a listed version of axis os is installed.

Gaps on this record

  • No version range is stored. A customer cannot check an installed version against this record.
  • No vendor fix or required action is stored. Compare the linked advisory before you change production.
Severity
High7.3
Known exploitation
Not in CISA/VulnCheck KEV
EPSS
0.10%
Remediation
Advisory link
Affected products
cpe axis/axis os

ACAP applications can gain elevated privileges due to improper input validation during the installation process, potentially leading 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.

Are you affected?

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  • cpe axis/axis osversion unspecified

How to fix CVE-2026-0541

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-2026-0541. EPSS is 0.10%. Act only if a listed version of axis os is installed.

Which versions are affected?

Affected version ranges are not on this record. Compare the installed version with the linked vendor advisory before you change production.

What should an analyst verify?

CWE-732: Incorrect Permission Assignment for Critical Resource. EPSS 0.10%. There is no CISA KEV listing. No Exploit-DB or Metasploit reference is linked. Use the source links for the original advisory.

Code

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No public source repository is identified for this product.

Timeline

Detection, updates, and resolution for this record.

  1. May 12, 2026 · NIST NVD

    Detected

    ACAP applications can gain elevated privileges due to improper input validation during the installation process, potentially leading 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.

  2. Jun 17, 2026 · NIST NVD

    Updated

    ACAP applications can gain elevated privileges due to improper input validation during the installation process, potentially leading 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.

Sources

  • CVE.orgVulnerability recordCVE-2026-0541

    Official CVE identifier

    cve.org
  • FIRST EPSSExploitation probabilityCVE-2026-0541

    30-day exploitation probability 0.1%

    first.org
  • NIST NVDVulnerability recordCVE-2026-0541

    ACAP applications can gain elevated privileges due to improper input validation during the installation process, potentially leading to privilege escalation. This vulnerability can only be exploited if the Axis device is configured to allow the installation of unsigned ACAP appli

    nvd.nist.gov

References

Freshness

Last verified in this catalog Oct 18, 2026. Significant claims (KEV, EPSS, CVSS, affected ranges) come from the source rows above — open the original publisher for the authoritative advisory.