What is CVE-2026-1185?

CVE-2026-1185 is a medium-severity vulnerability in Axis OS, classified under Incorrect Permission Assignment for Critical Resource. CVSS score: 5.4/10. Published 2026-05-12.

How severe is CVE-2026-1185?

Medium severity. CVSS v3 base score is 5.4 out of 10.

Vulnerability in Axis OS

CVE-2026-1185

A configuration file on the local file system had improper input validation which could allow code execution and potentially lead to privilege escalation. This vulnerability can only be exploited if an attacker can log in to the Axis device using SSH.

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

CVSS v3 metric

CVSS v3 base score 5.4 (Medium). Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:L/A:L.

EPSS exploit prediction

EPSS: 0.002 (12.0th percentile), scored 2026-09-29.

Very low probability of exploitation in the next 30 days; routine patching cadence is appropriate. 12th percentile — 12.0% of CVEs in the catalogue have a lower EPSS than this one. How to read EPSS.

EPSS over last 30 days · oldest: 0.002 · newest: 0.002 · 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/69/df/8d/cve-2026-1185pdf-en-US-530733.pdf (Vendor Advisory)

Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2026-1185?: CVE-2026-1185 is a medium-severity vulnerability in Axis OS, classified under Incorrect Permission Assignment for Critical Resource. CVSS score: 5.4/10. Published 2026-05-12.
How severe is CVE-2026-1185?: Medium severity. CVSS v3 base score is 5.4 out of 10.