CVE-2021-31989
Axis Communications
- Published
- 25 August 2021
- Last modified
- 17 June 2026
- CVSS
- 5.3 v3.1
- Severity
- medium
- EPSS
- 0.4% (33th pct)
- CISA KEV
- Not listed
- NVD status
- Modified
- Weaknesses
- CWE-316, CWE-312
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:H/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N
Description
A user with permission to log on to the machine hosting the AXIS Device Manager client could under certain conditions extract a memory dump from the built-in Windows Task Manager application. The memory dump may potentially contain credentials of connected Axis devices.
Exploitation
Not listed in the CISA Known Exploited Vulnerabilities catalogue as of 2026.09.04. That is an absence of confirmed public exploitation, not evidence that exploitation has not occurred. EPSS models a 0.4% probability of exploitation activity in the next 30 days.
Affected products
| Product | Vendor | Type | Versions named |
|---|---|---|---|
| Device Manager | Axis Communications | unknown | < 5.32.137, <= 5.16.063, >= 5.00.010 |
References
Vendor advisory and patch
- https://www.axis.com/files/tech_notes/CVE-2021-31989.pdf
- https://www.axis.com/files/tech_notes/CVE-2021-31989.pdf
Record assembled from NVD, CISA KEV 2026.09.04 and FIRST EPSS 2026-09-04. Affected products are those NVD's CPE configuration names that fall inside this site's scope; a CVE may affect products outside it.