CVE-2026-1185 (GCVE-0-2026-1185)

Vulnerability from cvelistv5 – Published: 2026-05-12 05:49 – Updated: 2026-05-13 03:57
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Summary
A configuration file on the local file system had improper input validation which could allow code execution and potentially lead to privilege escalation. This vulnerability can only be exploited if an attacker can log in to the Axis device using SSH.
Severity ?
5.4 (Medium)
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:L/A:L
CWE
  • CWE-732 - Incorrect Permission Assignment for Critical Resource
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References
Impacted products
Vendor Product Version
Axis Communications AB AXIS OS Affected: 12.0.0 , < 12.10.36 (semver)
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Cookiejack15
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