{"id":"CVE-2026-0541","url":"https://www.cyber-defence.io/tools/cve/CVE-2026-0541","generatedAt":"2026-10-28T09:26:11.745Z","title":"ACAP applications can gain elevated privileges due to improper input validation during the installation process, potentially leading to privilege escalation.","description":"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.","published":"2026-05-12T07:16:09.000Z","lastModified":"2026-10-26T18:10:00.000Z","status":"Analyzed","sourceIdentifier":"product-security@axis.com","cvss":{"version":"3.1","score":7.3,"severity":"HIGH","vector":"CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H"},"cwe":["CWE-732"],"affected":["axis/axis os"],"epss":{"score":0.00096,"percentile":0.00665,"date":"2026-10-27","history":[]},"kev":{"listed":false},"exploits":{"count":0,"verified":false,"firstPublished":null,"source":"Exploit-DB (https://gitlab.com/exploit-database/exploitdb)","entries":[]},"verdict":{"level":"high","text":"High impact if exploited, but EPSS currently rates exploitation as unlikely (0.10%). Schedule it in the normal patch cycle and watch for a rise in EPSS or a public exploit."},"changes":[],"references":[{"url":"https://www.axis.com/dam/public/fa/50/c7/cve-2026-0541pdf-en-US-530730.pdf","tags":["Vendor Advisory"],"source":"product-security@axis.com"}],"sources":{"nvd":"https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2026-0541","epss":"https://www.first.org/epss/","kev":"https://www.cisa.gov/known-exploited-vulnerabilities-catalog","exploitdb":"https://www.exploit-db.com/"},"licence":"CC BY 4.0 — link back to the CVE Explorer if you publish the results; upstream data remains subject to its own terms."}