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CVE-2015-8257

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FAUCET Score

CVE-2015-8257 is a critical remote command execution vulnerability affecting AXIS network cameras. Authenticated attackers can exploit shell metacharacters in the 'app' parameter of specific devtools.sh scripts to execute arbitrary commands. With a CVSS score of 8.8 (High), this vulnerability allows for complete compromise of confidentiality, integrity, and availability over the network with low attack complexity. While not currently in the KEV catalog or Hot List, public exploit code exists on ExploitDB, though there is minimal community discussion or media coverage surrounding it.

Impacted Technologies

VendorProductVersion(s)CPE
Range not provided by sourceCPE matchmatch criteria
cpe:2.3:o:axis:network_camera_firmware:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

CVSS Data

CVSS version used by this source: 3.0

8.8HIGH

CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

Attack Vector
NETWORK
Attack Complexity
LOW
Privileges Required
LOW
User Interaction
NONE
Scope
UNCHANGED
Confidentiality Impact
HIGH
Integrity Impact
HIGH
Availability Impact
HIGH
Exploitability Score
2.8
Impact Score
5.9
CvssVersion
3.0

Exploit Intelligence

EPSS Score
17.69%
Probability of exploitation in next 30 days
EPSS Percentile
96.8%
Percentile rank of EPSS score among Peer Group
As of 2026-07-24
Model: v2026.06.15
ExploitDB: EDB-40171 · Jul 29, 2016
This CVE's current EPSS score of 0.1769 is in the 96th percentile among its peer group of 17,805 CVEs.

Social Chatter

No social media mentions found for this CVE.

The average CVE in this peer group has 0.0 Twitter, 0.0 Reddit, 0.3 Bluesky, 0.1 Mastodon, and 0.2 GitHub mentions.

Media Mentions

No media coverage found for this CVE.

The average CVE in this peer group has 0.1 InfoSec Media, 0.0 Vendor Blog, and 0.0 Security Researcher mentions.

Remediation

Remediation records are not available for this CVE.

References

packetstormsecurity.com / files/138083/AXIS-Authenticated-Remote-Command-Execution.html
ExploitThird Party AdvisoryVDB Entry
exploit-db.com / exploits/40171
ExploitThird Party AdvisoryVDB Entry
securityfocus.com / bid/92159
Third Party AdvisoryVDB Entry