CVE-2026-6505
The ACAP framework contains a Time-of-Check to Time-of-Use (TOCTOU) race condition, which could...
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.
Attack profile
How easy it is to exploit
- Attack vector
- Local
- Complexity
- High
- Privileges needed
- High
- User interaction
- Required
What an attacker can affect
- Confidentiality
- High
- Integrity
- Low
- Availability
- Low
Exploit likelihood
What each source reports
CVE List Score used
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.
- Record
CVE-2026-6505- CVSS 3.1
- 5.1 Medium
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:H/PR:H/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:L/A:L - Weakness
- CWE-367
- Updated
- 2026-11-02
EUVDEUVD-2026-55966
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.
- Record
EUVD-2026-55966- CVSS 3.1
- 5.1 Medium
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:H/PR:H/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:L/A:L - Updated
- 2026-11-02
GitHub AdvisoriesGHSA-h4gf-wr33-6635
The ACAP framework contains a Time-of-Check to Time-of-Use (TOCTOU) race condition, which could...
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.
- Record
GHSA-h4gf-wr33-6635- CVSS 3.1
- 5.1 Medium
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:H/PR:H/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:L/A:L - Weakness
- CWE-367
- Updated
- 2026-11-02
NVD
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.
- Record
CVE-2026-6505- CVSS 3.1
- 5.1 Medium
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:H/PR:H/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:L/A:L - Weakness
- CWE-367
- Updated
- 2026-11-02
Affected products
History
| Recorded | Changed | Sources |
|---|---|---|
| first indexed | CVE List, EUVD, GitHub Advisories, NVD |
Dates are when Every CVE recorded each change. Upstream dates may differ.
In short
CVE-2026-6505 is a medium vulnerability (CVSS 5.1) in Axis Communications Ab Os, published August 11, 2026. No source lists public exploit code. EPSS puts the chance of exploitation in the next 30 days at 0.09%, the 0th percentile. No source names a fixed version.