CVE-2017-20216

FLIR Thermal Camera PT-Series firmware version 8.0.0.64 Unauthenticated Remote Command Injection

Published: Jan 7, 2026Updated: Jan 8, 2026 Sources: CVE List NVDCWE-78

9.8CRITICAL

Description

FLIR Thermal Camera PT-Series firmware version 8.0.0.64 contains multiple unauthenticated remote command injection vulnerabilities in the controllerFlirSystem.php script. Attackers can execute arbitrary system commands as root by exploiting unsanitized POST parameters in the execFlirSystem() function through shell_exec() calls. Exploitation evidence was observed by the Shadowserver Foundation on 2026-01-06 (UTC).

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CVSS Vector Breakdown

Exploitability

AV:NAttack Vector

Network

AC:LAttack Complexity

Low

PR:NPrivileges Required

None

UI:NUser Interaction

None

Scope

S:UScope

Unchanged

Impact

C:HConfidentiality

High

I:HIntegrity

High

A:HAvailability

High

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Weaknesses

CWE-78

Affected Products

FLIR Systems, Inc.

commercial·USaka flir

FLIR Thermal Camera PT-SeriesEmbedded

ICS / OT / IoT / ip-camera-nvr

Exploitability

2 exploit sources identified

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References

https://www.zeroscience.mk/en/vulnerabilities/ZSL-2017-5438.php

zeroscience.mk

https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/42785/

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https://packetstormsecurity.com/files/144321

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