What is CVE-2017-20215?

CVE-2017-20215 is a high-severity vulnerability in Flir Systems, Inc. Thermal Camera Fc-S/pt, classified under OS Command Injection. CVSS score: 8.8/10. Published 2026-01-08.

How severe is CVE-2017-20215?

High severity. CVSS v3 base score is 8.8 out of 10.

RCE in Flir Systems, Inc. Thermal Camera Fc-S/pt

CVE-2017-20215

FLIR Thermal Camera FC-S/PT firmware version 8.0.0.64 contains an authenticated OS command injection vulnerability that allows attackers to execute shell commands with root privileges. Authenticated attackers can inject arbitrary shell commands through unvalidated input parameters to gain complete control of the thermal camera system.

Vulnerability class: Command Injection (OS Command Injection)

EPSS: 0.140 (96.2th percentile) — read the EPSS interpretation.

CVSS v3 metric

CVSS v3 base score 8.8 (High). Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H.

Affected products

Flir Systems, Inc. Thermal Camera Fc-s/pt — versions 8.0.0.64

Weakness classification (CWE)

CWE-78 — OS Command Injection

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-2017-20215?: CVE-2017-20215 is a high-severity vulnerability in Flir Systems, Inc. Thermal Camera Fc-S/pt, classified under OS Command Injection. CVSS score: 8.8/10. Published 2026-01-08.
How severe is CVE-2017-20215?: High severity. CVSS v3 base score is 8.8 out of 10.