What is CVE-2026-0541?

CVE-2026-0541 is a medium-severity vulnerability in Axis OS, classified under Incorrect Permission Assignment for Critical Resource. CVSS score: 6.7/10. Published 2026-05-12.

How severe is CVE-2026-0541?

Medium severity. CVSS v3 base score is 6.7 out of 10.

Vulnerability in Axis OS

CVE-2026-0541

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 2026-05-12 · last modified 2026-06-17.

CVSS v3 metric

CVSS v3 base score 6.7 (Medium). Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:H/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H.

EPSS exploit prediction

EPSS: 0.001 (0.6th percentile), scored 2026-10-19.

Very low probability of exploitation in the next 30 days; routine patching cadence is appropriate. 1st percentile — 0.6% of CVEs in the catalogue have a lower EPSS than this one. How to read EPSS.

EPSS over last 30 days · oldest: 0.001 · newest: 0.001 · change: 0.000

Affected products

Axis OS
Axis Communications Ab OS — versions 12.0.0

Weakness classification (CWE)

CWE-732 — Incorrect Permission Assignment for Critical Resource

References

www.axis.com/dam/public/fa/50/c7/cve-2026-0541pdf-en-US-530730.pdf (Vendor Advisory)

Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2026-0541?: CVE-2026-0541 is a medium-severity vulnerability in Axis OS, classified under Incorrect Permission Assignment for Critical Resource. CVSS score: 6.7/10. Published 2026-05-12.
How severe is CVE-2026-0541?: Medium severity. CVSS v3 base score is 6.7 out of 10.