CVE-2026-5303The ACAP framework contains a Time-of-Check to Time-of-Use (TOCTOU) race condition, which could potentially lead to privilege escalation.
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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
- 5.7 MEDIUM (v3.1, CNA)CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:H/PR:H/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:N
- Weakness (CWE)
- CWE-367
- Known exploited
- Not in CISA's KEV catalog
- EPSS (exploitation in the next 30 days)
- Not loaded for this CVE
- Assigned by
- Axis
- NVD analysis
- Awaiting Analysis
- Record last updated
- Aug 11, 2026
- First seen by InfoSec Signals
- Oct 9, 2026
Affected products
Axis Communications AB AXIS OS axis_communications:axis_os (from the name) | from 12.0.0 before 12.11.31 | CNA record |
References
- https://www.axis.com/dam/public/d5/e8/6e/cve-2026-5303pdf-en-US-543643.pdf
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