Vulnerability details

CVE-2017-20216

FLIR Systems FLIR Thermal Camera PT-Series

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

CVSS 4.0

9.3Critical

Official 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).

CVSS scores

Score	Version	Source	Vector
9.3Critical	4.0	CVEProject cvelistV5 (CNA) (VulnCheck)	`CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:N/UI:N/VC:H/VI:H/VA:H/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N`
9.8Critical	3.1	CVEProject cvelistV5 (CNA) (VulnCheck)	`CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H`

Affected products

Vendor	Product	Versions	Source
FLIR Systems, Inc.	FLIR Thermal Camera PT-Series	8.0.0.64	CVEProject cvelistV5 (CNA)

References and advisories

https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/42785/ exploit
https://packetstormsecurity.com/files/144321 exploit
https://cxsecurity.com/issue/WLB-2017090203 third-party-advisory
https://web.archive.org/web/20171011125811/https://www.flir.com/security/blog/details/?ID=87043 vendor-advisorypatch
https://www.zeroscience.mk/en/vulnerabilities/ZSL-2017-5438.php third-party-advisory

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Details

Published: 2026-01-08
Last updated: 2026-04-07
State: Published
Assigner (CNA): VulnCheck

Exploit prediction (EPSS)

12.04%

Probability of exploitation in 30 days

96.1%

Percentile (among all CVEs)

SSVC assessment (CISA)

Automatable: Yes
Exploitation: Proof of concept
Technical impact: Total

Weaknesses (CWE)

CWE-78
Improper Neutralization of Special Elements used in an OS Command ('OS Command Injection')