Vulnerability Report

CVE-2025-5718

Title: Symlink Attack Privilege Escalation in Axis ACAP Framework

Auth Bypass

Proof Of Concept

No public PoC currently indexed for CVE-2025-5718.

CWE Category CWE-59

Published Date Nov 11, 2025

Modified Date Nov 24, 2025

Exploit Status Not Found

Score 6.8 CVSS v3.1

Exploit Probability (EPSS)

0.35%

Vulnerability Summary

CVE-2025-5718: The ACAP Application framework could allow privilege escalation through a symlink attack. 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.

Impacted Vendors

smanos 1

axis 232

Reference Links

https://www.axis.com/dam/public/3c/a4/6a/cve-2025-5718pdf-en-US-504214.pdf

CVSS v3.1

Source Entity [email protected]

Severity MEDIUM

6.8

Attack Vector

NETWORK

Complexity

LOW

Privileges

N/A

Interaction

REQUIRED

Confidentiality

N/A

Integrity

N/A

Availability

N/A

Scope

UNCHANGED

RAW VECTOR CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:H/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

Associated Attack Patterns (CAPEC)

Total: Patterns

CVE-2025-5718 Exploits & PoCs (Proof Of Concept)

No public PoCs found in our database for this CVE.

November 24, 2025 MODIFIED

Vulnerability data or affected products updated.

November 24, 2025 MODIFIED

Vulnerability data updated via NVD.

November 11, 2025 PUBLISHED

Vulnerability first announced in NVD.

Attack Vector Matrix

Access Vector NETWORK

Complexity LOW

Privileges N/A

Interaction REQUIRED

CVSS Vector String


                                    CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:H/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

Affected Stack

No specific products linked.