What is CVE-2017-20212?

CVE-2017-20212 is a medium-severity vulnerability in Flir Systems, Inc. Thermal Camera F/fc/pt/d, classified under Path Traversal. CVSS score: 6.2/10. Published 2026-01-08.

How severe is CVE-2017-20212?

Medium severity. CVSS v3 base score is 6.2 out of 10.

Path Traversal in Flir Systems, Inc. Thermal Camera F/fc/pt/d

CVE-2017-20212

FLIR Thermal Camera F/FC/PT/D firmware version 8.0.0.64 contains an information disclosure vulnerability that allows unauthenticated attackers to read arbitrary files through unverified input parameters. Attackers can exploit the /var/www/data/controllers/api/xml.php readFile() function to access local system files without authentication.

Vulnerability class: Path Traversal (Directory Traversal)

EPSS: 0.083 (94.4th percentile) — read the EPSS interpretation.

CVSS v3 metric

CVSS v3 base score 6.2 (Medium). Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N.

Affected products

Flir Systems, Inc. Thermal Camera F/fc/pt/d — versions 8.0.0.64

Weakness classification (CWE)

CWE-22 — Path Traversal

References

disclosure@vulncheck.com (third-party-advisory)
disclosure@vulncheck.com (exploit)
disclosure@vulncheck.com (exploit)
disclosure@vulncheck.com (third-party-advisory)
disclosure@vulncheck.com (vendor-advisory, patch)

Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2017-20212?: CVE-2017-20212 is a medium-severity vulnerability in Flir Systems, Inc. Thermal Camera F/fc/pt/d, classified under Path Traversal. CVSS score: 6.2/10. Published 2026-01-08.
How severe is CVE-2017-20212?: Medium severity. CVSS v3 base score is 6.2 out of 10.