Weak encryption exposes AXIS Camera Station Pro database backups
Key facts
- Attack vector
- Local
- Privileges required
- Low
- User interaction
- None
- Attack complexity
- Low
- Impact type
- Information disclosure
- Confidentiality · integrity · availability
- High · High · None
- Fix status
- Fixed
Attack profile from CVSS 3.1 · CNA. Fix status from CNA. Impact type from CWE-326.
Summary
AXIS Camera Station Pro from 6.0 before 6.20 and AXIS Camera Station 5 from 5.00 are affected. Database backups use inadequate encryption strength (CWE-326), so their contents can be attacked offline. A local user with low privileges can read and modify the protected data. Backups created by an earlier version remain vulnerable after the update.
Written with Claude Haiku 5.5 from the sources below · 2026-10-29
Description from the CNA
Database backups are vulnerable to offline attacks. Backups created using a version prior to the patched version are still vulnerable. AXIS Camera Station Pro automatically creates one more such backup for recovery purpose when the update is applied. Delete all these backups and change the credentials stored in AXIS Camera Station Pro.
Why it matters now
SSVC decision points
CISA ADP · SSVC 2.0.3
- Exploitation
- None
- Automatable
- No
- Technical impact
- Total
The decision (Track, Attend, Act) also depends on your mission and well-being impact; see CISA's SSVC guide.
Affected products
| Vendor | Product | Affected versions | Fixed in | Status | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Axis Communications AB | AXIS Camera Station Pro | 6.0 to before 6.20 | 6.20 | Patch available | CNA |
| Axis Communications AB | AXIS Camera Station 5 | 5.00 and later | — | No fix listed | CNA |
- AXIS Camera Station Pro VendorAxis Communications AB Affected 6.0 to before 6.20 Fixed in 6.20 Patch available CNA
- AXIS Camera Station 5 VendorAxis Communications AB Affected 5.00 and later Fixed in — No fix listed CNA
CPE names Threatist (inferred) · 1
Inferred from how NVD named this product before; not given by a source.
| CPE | Versions | Role | Vendor |
|---|---|---|---|
| cpe:2.3:a:axis:camera_station_pro:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | — | — | Axis Communications AB |
- cpe:2.3:a:axis:camera_station_pro:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions — — ·Axis Communications AB
Remediation
Update AXIS Camera Station Pro to 6.20. The sources list no fixed version for AXIS Camera Station 5. Delete all backups made before the update, including the recovery backup that AXIS Camera Station Pro creates during the update, and change the credentials stored in AXIS Camera Station Pro.
Written with Claude Haiku 5.5 from the sources below · 2026-10-29
- Fix · CNA AXIS Camera Station Pro (Axis Communications AB) Fixed in 6.20
Timeline
- 2026-10-28 Threatist record created from CVE-2026-63286
- 2026-10-28 Alias added: GHSA-7c4c-2f85-qf36
- 2026-10-28 Priority changed: MEDIUM → LOW
- 2026-11-05 CISA SSVC decision points changed
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- TI-2003-00222 The web-based administration capability for various Axis Network Camera products allows… CVSS 2.0HIGH 10.0
- TI-2015-06802 Multiple cross-site scripting (XSS) vulnerabilities in Axis network cameras. CVSS 3.0MEDIUM 6.1
- TI-2000-00191 Axis StorPoint CD allows remote attackers to access administrator URLs without… CVSS 2.0HIGH 10.0
Sources
- CVE-2026-63286 · CVE Program
- CVE-2026-63286 · NVD
- FIRST EPSS
- GHSA-7c4c-2f85-qf36 · GitHub Advisory Database · CC BY 4.0
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