CVE-2017-20216
9.8
CRITICAL · CVSS 3.1 · EPSS 12% (pctl 96)
Patch early
EPSS 12% — above the 10% action threshold.
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).
Scoring
| CVSS | 9.8 (CRITICAL, v3.1) |
|---|---|
| Vector | CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H |
| EPSS | 12.05% — more likely to be exploited than 96% of all CVEs |
| Weakness | CWE-78 |
| On CISA KEV | no |
| Public exploit | none known |
| Published | 2026-01-08 |
| Last modified | 2026-06-17 |
References
- https://cxsecurity.com/issue/WLB-2017090203
- https://packetstormsecurity.com/files/144321
- https://web.archive.org/web/20171011125811/https://www.flir.com/security/blog/details/?ID=87043
- https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/42785/
- https://www.zeroscience.mk/en/vulnerabilities/ZSL-2017-5438.php
- https://www.zeroscience.mk/en/vulnerabilities/ZSL-2017-5438.php
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