CVE-2025-6571
📋 TL;DR
A third-party component exposes passwords in process arguments, allowing low-privileged users to view sensitive credentials. This affects systems using the vulnerable component where multiple users have access to process information. Attackers with local access can potentially escalate privileges or access protected resources.
💻 Affected Systems
- Axis network video products using vulnerable third-party component
⚠️ Manual Verification Required
This CVE does not have specific version information in our database, so automatic vulnerability detection cannot determine if your system is affected.
Why? The CVE database entry doesn't specify which versions are vulnerable (no version ranges provided by the vendor/NVD).
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- Review the CVE details at NVD
- Check vendor security advisories for your specific version
- Test if the vulnerability is exploitable in your environment
- Consider updating to the latest version as a precaution
⚠️ Risk & Real-World Impact
Worst Case
Attackers gain administrative access to the system, compromise other systems using the exposed credentials, and establish persistent access.
Likely Case
Low-privileged users escalate privileges to access restricted data or functionality they shouldn't have access to.
If Mitigated
Limited impact with proper access controls and monitoring in place to detect credential exposure attempts.
🎯 Exploit Status
Exploitation requires local access to view process arguments using commands like ps, top, or /proc filesystem.
🛠️ Fix & Mitigation
✅ Official Fix
Patch Version: Check Axis security advisory for specific patched versions
Vendor Advisory: https://www.axis.com/dam/public/1f/f8/f0/cve-2025-6571pdf-en-US-504216.pdf
Restart Required: Yes
Instructions:
1. Check Axis security advisory for affected products. 2. Download and apply the latest firmware update from Axis support portal. 3. Reboot the device after installation. 4. Verify the update was successful.
🔧 Temporary Workarounds
Restrict process information access
linuxLimit access to process listing tools and /proc filesystem for non-privileged users
chmod 750 /usr/bin/ps
chmod 750 /usr/bin/top
mount -o remount,hidepid=2 /proc
Monitor process creation
linuxImplement monitoring for process creation with sensitive arguments
auditctl -a always,exit -F arch=b64 -S execve -k process_monitor
🧯 If You Can't Patch
- Implement strict access controls to limit who can view process information on the system
- Monitor for suspicious process listing activities and credential exposure attempts
🔍 How to Verify
Check if Vulnerable:
Check running processes for password arguments: ps aux | grep -i password or cat /proc/[pid]/cmdline | stringsCheck Version:
Check device firmware version through web interface or axis-device-info commandVerify Fix Applied:
After patching, verify no passwords appear in process arguments using the same commands📡 Detection & Monitoring
Log Indicators:
- Multiple failed authentication attempts followed by successful access
- Unusual process listing activities by non-admin users
Network Indicators:
- Unexpected administrative access from non-admin accounts
- Lateral movement using compromised credentials
SIEM Query:
process_name IN ('ps', 'top', 'cat') AND command_line CONTAINS '/proc/' AND user NOT IN (admin_users)