What is CVE-2018-25140?

CVE-2018-25140 is a high-severity vulnerability in Flir Systems, Inc. Thermal Traffic Cameras, classified under Missing Authentication for Critical Function. CVSS score: 7.5/10. Published 2025-12-24.

How severe is CVE-2018-25140?

High severity. CVSS v3 base score is 7.5 out of 10.

Auth bypass in Flir Systems, Inc. Thermal Traffic Cameras

CVE-2018-25140

FLIR thermal traffic cameras contain an unauthenticated device manipulation vulnerability in their WebSocket implementation that allows attackers to bypass authentication and authorization controls. Attackers can directly modify device configurations, access system information, and potentially initiate denial of service by sending crafted WebSocket messages without authentication.

Vulnerability class: Broken Authentication

EPSS: 0.003 (21.7th percentile) — read the EPSS interpretation.

CVSS v3 metric

CVSS v3 base score 7.5 (High). Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N.

Affected products

Flir Systems, Inc. Thermal Traffic Cameras — versions V1.01-0bb5b27, E1.00.09, V1.02.P01

Weakness classification (CWE)

CWE-306 — Missing Authentication for Critical Function

References

disclosure@vulncheck.com (exploit)
disclosure@vulncheck.com (product)
disclosure@vulncheck.com (third-party-advisory)

Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2018-25140?: CVE-2018-25140 is a high-severity vulnerability in Flir Systems, Inc. Thermal Traffic Cameras, classified under Missing Authentication for Critical Function. CVSS score: 7.5/10. Published 2025-12-24.
How severe is CVE-2018-25140?: High severity. CVSS v3 base score is 7.5 out of 10.