What is CVE-2018-25138?

CVE-2018-25138 is a critical-severity vulnerability in Flir Ax8, classified under Use of Hard-coded Credentials. CVSS score: 9.8/10. Published 2025-12-24.

How severe is CVE-2018-25138?

Critical severity. CVSS v3 base score is 9.8 out of 10.

Vulnerability in Flir Ax8

CVE-2018-25138

FLIR AX8 Thermal Camera 1.32.16 contains hard-coded SSH and web panel credentials that cannot be changed through normal camera operations. Attackers can exploit these persistent credentials to gain unauthorized shell access and login to multiple camera interfaces using predefined username and password combinations.

Published 2025-12-24 · last modified 2026-06-17.

CVSS v3 metric

CVSS v3 base score 9.8 (Critical). Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H.

EPSS exploit prediction

EPSS: 0.006 (47.8th percentile), scored 2026-10-01.

Very low probability of exploitation in the next 30 days; routine patching cadence is appropriate. 48th percentile — 47.8% of CVEs in the catalogue have a lower EPSS than this one. How to read EPSS.

EPSS over last 30 days · oldest: 0.006 · newest: 0.006 · change: +0.000

Affected products

Flir Ax8
Flir Ax8 Firmware — versions 1.32.16, 1.17.13
Flir Systems Ax8 Thermal Camera — versions 1.32.16

Weakness classification (CWE)

CWE-798 — Use of Hard-coded Credentials

References

www.exploit-db.com/exploits/45629 (Exploit, VDB Entry, Third Party Advisory, exploit)
www.flir.com (Product, product)
www.zeroscience.mk/en/vulnerabilities/ZSL-2018-5494.php (Exploit, Third Party Advisory, third-party-advisory)

Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2018-25138?: CVE-2018-25138 is a critical-severity vulnerability in Flir Ax8, classified under Use of Hard-coded Credentials. CVSS score: 9.8/10. Published 2025-12-24.
How severe is CVE-2018-25138?: Critical severity. CVSS v3 base score is 9.8 out of 10.