Description
AXIS Optimizer was vulnerable to an unquoted search path vulnerability, which could potentially lead to privilege escalation within Microsoft Windows operating system. This vulnerability can only be exploited if the attacker has access to the local Windows machine and sufficient access rights (administrator) to write data into the installation path of AXIS Optimizer.
Scores
CVSS v3
8.4
EPSS
0.0002
EPSS Percentile
4.6%
Attack Vector
LOCAL
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:C/C:N/I:H/A:H
CISA SSVC
Vulnrichment
Exploitation
none
Automatable
no
Technical Impact
total
Details
CWE
CWE-428
Status
published
Products (1)
Axis Communications AB/AXIS Optimizer
< 5.6.0.0
Published
Nov 11, 2025
Tracked Since
Feb 18, 2026