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CVE-2025-30026 Axis Communications CVE debrief

CVE-2025-30026 is a medium-severity authentication-bypass issue in the AXIS Camera Station Server, tracked by CISA as ICSA-25-352-08 and updated in Version 3 (Update B). Axis recommends upgrading affected deployments to AXIS Camera Station Pro 6.9 or later and AXIS Camera Station 5.58 or later; the supplied advisory text also covers AXIS Device Manager, but the remediation details provided here only name the two Camera Station product lines.

Vendor
Axis Communications
Product
AXIS Camera Station Pro
CVSS
MEDIUM 6.1
CISA KEV
Not listed in stored evidence
Original CVE published
2025-12-18
Original CVE updated
2026-01-22
Advisory published
2025-12-18
Advisory updated
2026-01-22

Who should care

Security teams and administrators responsible for Axis video management deployments, especially environments running AXIS Camera Station Pro, AXIS Camera Station, or AXIS Device Manager. This is most relevant where authentication boundaries on management servers matter and where patching is centrally managed.

Technical summary

The advisory states that the AXIS Camera Station Server had a flaw that allowed users to bypass authentication that is normally required. The supplied CVSS 3.1 vector is AV:A/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:C/C:N/I:L/A:L, indicating an adjacent-network attack path with no privileges or user interaction required and low integrity/availability impact, with scope changed.

Defensive priority

Prioritize as a patch-now issue for exposed or broadly trusted Axis management servers. Even with a medium CVSS score, authentication bypasses can undermine access control and should be remediated promptly in operational environments.

Recommended defensive actions

  • Upgrade AXIS Camera Station Pro to version 6.9 or later.
  • Upgrade AXIS Camera Station to version 5.58 or later.
  • Review the Axis advisory for CVE-2025-30026 and confirm which installed products and versions are affected in your environment.
  • Validate that management-server authentication is enforced after updating, and check for any legacy access paths or trusted-network assumptions around the server.
  • Use standard ICS hardening and defense-in-depth practices from CISA for segmentation, restricted access, and layered monitoring around the affected systems.

Evidence notes

All substantive claims in this debrief come from the supplied CISA CSAF advisory metadata and its linked official references. The corpus provides the issue description, CVSS vector, product names, publication history, and the vendor-recommended upgrade targets; it does not include exploit details, observed exploitation, KEV status, or additional impact beyond the published vector.

Sources and references

Verified primary and authoritative sources

  • CVE-2025-30026 CVE Program record

    Publisher, destination, and source semantics verified

    URL: https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2025-30026

    CVE Program - Official CVE Program record with source-provided CVE metadata.

  • CVE-2025-30026 NVD vulnerability detail

    Publisher, destination, and source semantics verified

    URL: https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2025-30026

    NIST National Vulnerability Database - Official NIST NVD detail page and source-specific vulnerability assessment.

Supplemental references

  • Source item URL

    Unverified legacy reference

    URL: https://raw.githubusercontent.com/cisagov/CSAF/develop/csaf_files/OT/white/2025/icsa-25-352-08.json

    cisa_csaf

  • Source reference

    Unverified legacy reference

    URL: https://www.cisa.gov/news-events/ics-advisories/icsa-25-352-08

    Reference

  • Source reference

    Unverified legacy reference

    URL: https://www.cisa.gov/uscert/ics/alerts/ICS-ALERT-10-301-01

    Reference

  • Source reference

    Unverified legacy reference

    URL: https://www.cisa.gov/resources-tools/resources/ics-recommended-practices

    Reference

  • Source reference

    Unverified legacy reference

    URL: https://www.cisa.gov/sites/default/files/publications/Cybersecurity_Best_Practices_for_Industrial_Control_Systems.pdf

    Reference

  • Source reference

    Unverified legacy reference

    URL: https://www.cisa.gov/topics/industrial-control-systems

    Reference

  • Source reference

    Unverified legacy reference

    URL: https://www.cisa.gov/news-events/ics-alerts/ics-alert-10-301-01

    Reference

  • Source reference

    Unverified legacy reference

    URL: https://www.cisa.gov/sites/default/files/recommended_practices/NCCIC_ICS-CERT_Defense_in_Depth_2016_S508C.pdf

    Reference

Methodology and review provenance

AI-assisted synthesis based on stored public vulnerability evidence. System validation, approval state, and publication status do not by themselves establish human review of this revision. PatchSiren helps prioritize defensive review and does not prove exposure or remediation on any system.