Cyber Resilience

CVE-2018-10660

RCE in Axis A1001 Firmware ≤ 1.65.1

Public PoCHigh EPSSRCECommand Injection
Published
26 June 2018
Modified
21 November 2024
Patch / advisory
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CVSS Score v3 9.8
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Raw vectorCVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
EPSS Score 0.82 99.6th percentile
Risk Priority 97 floored blend · peak EPSS

Summary

CVE-2018-10660 is a critical-severity OS Command Injection (CWE-78) vulnerability in Axis A1001 Firmware. Its CVSS base score is 9.8 (Critical).

Operationally, ranked in the top 0.4% of CVEs by exploit likelihood; it is not currently listed in the CISA KEV catalog; a public proof-of-concept is referenced.

OWASP Top 10 for Web (2025)

A05:2025 Injection

EU & UK References

Vulnerability Data

An issue was discovered in multiple models of Axis IP Cameras. There is Shell Command Injection.

CWE(s)
CWE-78

Related Threats

Likely ATT&CK TechniquesAI

Techniques this vulnerability likely enables, inferred from its description, weakness type, and attributed-actor tradecraft. Confidence is per-technique.

T1059.004 Unix Shell Executionconfidence: HIGH
Shell command injection directly enables execution of arbitrary Unix shell commands on the device.
attack.mitre.org →
T1190 Exploit Public-Facing Application Initial Accessconfidence: HIGH
Exploiting the command injection vulnerability in a public-facing IP camera application grants initial access.
attack.mitre.org →
inferred from description + CWE · MITRE ATT&CK Enterprise v19.0

CVEs Like This One

CVE-2018-10661Same product: Axis A1001
CVE-2018-10662Same product: Axis A1001
CVE-2023-21411Same vendor: Axis
CVE-2023-21410Same vendor: Axis
CVE-2025-11142Same vendor: Axis
CVE-2023-5677Same product: Axis M3024-Lve
CVE-2023-21413Same vendor: Axis
CVE-2023-21406Same product: Axis A1001
CVE-2023-21405Same product: Axis A1001
CVE-2025-30025Same vendor: Axis

Affected Assets

axis
a1001 firmware
≤ 1.65.1
axis
a8004-v firmware
≤ 1.65.2
axis
a8105-e firmware
≤ 1.65.2
axis
a9161 firmware
≤ 1.65.0
axis
a9188 firmware
≤ 1.65.0
axis
a9188-v firmware
≤ 1.65.0
axis
c1004-e firmware
≤ 1.81.040.1
axis
c2005 firmware
≤ 1.81.040.1
axis
c3003-e firmware
≤ 1.81.040.1
axis
c8033 firmware
≤ 1.81.040.1
+380 more product configuration(s) — see NVD for full list

Mitigating Controls

Control response

Prevent
Stop it (NIST 800-53)

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Detect
Catch it (NIST detect / respond)

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Harden
Shrink the surface (DISA STIG)

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Validate
Prove the fix (OWASP ASVS)
  • V1.2.5
  • V1.2.8
  • V15.2.5

Likely Mitigating Controls AI

Per-CVE control mapping for this CVE has not run yet; the list below is derived from the weakness types (CWEs) cited in the NVD entry.

SC-27 Platform-independent Applications
addresses: CWE-78

Platform-independent apps typically execute inside a managed runtime or sandbox that restricts direct OS command execution, reducing the ability to exploit OS command injection.

SI-10 Information Input Validation
addresses: CWE-78

Validates inputs to block special elements that would alter OS command execution.

Mitigating Controls (NIST CSF 2.0) AI

Derived directly from the weakness types (CWEs) cited in the NVD entry via our AI-authored CWE→CSF cross-walk (authority under review) — links open the control.

PR.PS-06 mostly match
prevents

PR.PS-06's SDLC practices directly require secure coding and input handling that blocks command-injection defects, yet the single broad outcome leaves many specific neutralization vectors and verification gaps unaddressed.

PR.PS-02 partial match
prevents

Routine patching/maintenance can remediate known command-injection CVEs in dependencies (partial forward) but does nothing to stop developers from introducing improper neutralization in custom code (none reverse).

Mitigating Controls (ISO/IEC 27001:2022 Annex A) AI

Derived directly from the weakness types (CWEs) cited in the NVD entry via our AI-authored CWE→ISO cross-walk (authority under review) — links open the control.

A.8.29 Security testing in development and acceptance mostly match
detects

Security testing and code review target insecure use of operating-system command interfaces, catching command-injection flaws introduced during development.

References