RCE in Flir Ax8
CVE-2022-37061
All FLIR AX8 thermal sensor cameras version up to and including 1.46.16 are vulnerable to Remote Command Injection. This can be exploited to inject and execute arbitrary shell commands as the root user through the id HTTP POST parameter in the res.php endpoint. A successful exploit could allow the attacker to execute arbitrary commands on the underlying operating system with the root privileges. NOTE: The vendor has stated that with the introduction of firmware version 1.49.16 (Jan 2023) the FLIR AX8 should no longer be affected by the vulnerability reported. Latest firmware version (as of Oct 2025, was released Jun 2024) is 1.55.16.
Vulnerability class: Command Injection (OS Command Injection)
Published · last modified .
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: 0.996 (99.9th percentile), scored .
Very high probability of exploitation in the next 30 days — among the top 0.1% most-likely-to-be-exploited CVEs. 100th percentile — 99.9% of CVEs in the catalogue have a lower EPSS than this one. How to read EPSS.
EPSS over last 30 days · oldest: 0.996 · newest: 0.996 · change: 0.000
Affected products
Weakness classification (CWE)
Public proof-of-concept exploits
References
- www.flir.com/products/ax8-automation/ (Product, Vendor Advisory)
- gist.github.com/Nwqda/9e16852ab7827dc62b8e44d6180a6899 (Exploit, Third Party Advisory, Mitigation)
- packetstormsecurity.com/files/168114/FLIX-AX8-1.46.16-Remote-Command-Execution… (Exploit, VDB Entry, Third Party Advisory)
- packetstormsecurity.com/files/168116/FLIR-AX8-1.46.16-Traversal-Access-Control-… (Exploit, VDB Entry, Third Party Advisory)
- packetstormsecurity.com/files/169701/FLIR-AX8-1.46.16-Remote-Command-Injection… (Exploit, VDB Entry, Third Party Advisory)
- www.zeroscience.mk/en/vulnerabilities/ZSL-2018-5491.php (Exploit, Third Party Advisory)
- github.com/WlX-33/PoC-for-CVE/blob/main/CVE-2022-36266/FLIR AX8 Unauthenticated…
Frequently asked questions
- What is CVE-2022-37061?
- CVE-2022-37061 is a critical-severity vulnerability in Flir Ax8, classified under OS Command Injection. CVSS score: 9.8/10. Published 2022-08-18.
- How severe is CVE-2022-37061?
- Critical severity. CVSS v3 base score is 9.8 out of 10.
- Is CVE-2022-37061 known to be exploited?
- 11 public proof-of-concept repositories are indexed. Not currently listed in the CISA KEV catalog.