What is CVE-2024-6979?

CVE-2024-6979 is a medium-severity vulnerability in Axis Axis_os_2024, classified under Incorrect Authorization. CVSS score: 6.8/10. Published 2024-09-10.

How severe is CVE-2024-6979?

Medium severity. CVSS v3 base score is 6.8 out of 10.

Auth bypass in Axis Axis_os_2024

CVE-2024-6979

Amin Aliakbari, member of the AXIS OS Bug Bounty Program, has found a broken access control which would lead to less-privileged operator- and/or viewer accounts having more privileges than designed. The risk of exploitation is very low as…

Vulnerability class: Broken Access Control

EPSS: 0.003 (20.6th percentile) — read the EPSS interpretation.

CVSS v3 metric

CVSS v3 base score 6.8 (Medium). Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:H/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H.

Affected products

Axis Axis_os_2024
Axis Communications Ab Os — versions 11.11.0

Weakness classification (CWE)

CWE-863 — Incorrect Authorization

References

product-security@axis.com (Vendor Advisory)

Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2024-6979?: CVE-2024-6979 is a medium-severity vulnerability in Axis Axis_os_2024, classified under Incorrect Authorization. CVSS score: 6.8/10. Published 2024-09-10.
How severe is CVE-2024-6979?: Medium severity. CVSS v3 base score is 6.8 out of 10.