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critical 9.8

CVE-2022-37061 in the critical feed json

All FLIR AX8 thermal sensor cameras version up to and including 1.46.16 are vulnerable to Remote Command Injection.

published 2022-08-18 4 y ago modified 2026-06-17 4 mo ago also EUVD-2022-39714

cvss
9.8
version 3.1, NVD
cisa kev
Not listed
not in CISA's catalog
epss
99.6%
EPSS 99.6% chance of exploitation in 30 days, percentile 99.9%
public exploits
2
Metasploit, Exploit-DB, plus a Nuclei check

Summary

All FLIR AX8 thermal sensor cameras version up to and including 1.46.16 are vulnerable to Remote Command Injection. This can be exploited to inject and execute arbitrary shell commands as the root user through the id HTTP POST parameter in the res.php endpoint. A successful exploit could allow the attacker to execute arbitrary commands on the underlying operating system with the root privileges. NOTE: The vendor has stated that with the introduction of firmware version 1.49.16 (Jan 2023) the FLIR AX8 should no longer be affected by the vulnerability reported. Latest firmware version (as of Oct 2025, was released Jun 2024) is 1.55.16.

Timeline

  1. Published
  2. First public exploit (Metasploit exploit/linux/http/flir_ax8_unauth_rce_cve_2022_37061)

Exploit prediction

99.63% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days, higher than 99.9% of all scored CVEs (FIRST EPSS, 2026-11-08).

Exploits and checks

  • Metasploit exploit/linux/http/flir_ax8_unauth_rce_cve_2022_37061 FLIR AX8 unauthenticated RCE metasploit exploit, excellent rank, 2022-08-19
  • EDB-52240 FLIR AX8 1.46.16 - Remote Command Injection webapps, 2025-04-16
  • Nuclei template FLIR AX8 1.46.16 - Remote Command Injection nuclei detection template
  • gist.github.com https://gist.github.com/Nwqda/9e16852ab7827dc62b8e44d6180a6899 referenced PoC, tagged "exploit" by a source, unverified
  • packetstormsecurity.com http://packetstormsecurity.com/files/168114/FLIX-AX8-1.46.16-Remote-Command-Execution.html referenced PoC, tagged "exploit" by a source, unverified
  • packetstormsecurity.com http://packetstormsecurity.com/files/168116/FLIR-AX8-1.46.16-Traversal-Access-Control-Command-Injection-XSS.html referenced PoC, tagged "exploit" by a source, unverified
  • packetstormsecurity.com http://packetstormsecurity.com/files/169701/FLIR-AX8-1.46.16-Remote-Command-Injection.html referenced PoC, tagged "exploit" by a source, unverified
  • zeroscience.mk https://www.zeroscience.mk/en/vulnerabilities/ZSL-2018-5491.php referenced PoC, tagged "exploit" by a source, unverified

CVSS scores

assigned by version score vector
NVD 3.1 9.8 CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

Classification

Weakness
  • CWE-78 Improper Neutralization of Special Elements used in an OS Command

References

Sources

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