What is CVE-2023-51127?

CVE-2023-51127 is a high-severity vulnerability in Flir Ax8, classified under Path Traversal. CVSS score: 7.5/10. Published 2024-01-10.

How severe is CVE-2023-51127?

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

Is CVE-2023-51127 known to be exploited?

2 public proof-of-concept repositories are indexed. Not currently listed in the CISA KEV catalog.

Path Traversal in Flir Ax8

CVE-2023-51127

FLIR AX8 thermal sensor cameras up to and including 1.46.16 are vulnerable to Directory Traversal due to improper access restriction. This vulnerability allows an unauthenticated, remote attacker to obtain arbitrary sensitive file contents by uploading a specially crafted symbolic link file. 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: Path Traversal (Directory Traversal)

EPSS: 0.013 (66.4th 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 Flir_ax8
Flir Flir_ax8_firmware — versions 1.46.16
N/a — versions n/a

Weakness classification (CWE)

CWE-22 — Path Traversal

Public proof-of-concept exploits

References

cve@mitre.org (Third Party Advisory)

Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2023-51127?: CVE-2023-51127 is a high-severity vulnerability in Flir Ax8, classified under Path Traversal. CVSS score: 7.5/10. Published 2024-01-10.
How severe is CVE-2023-51127?: High severity. CVSS v3 base score is 7.5 out of 10.
Is CVE-2023-51127 known to be exploited?: 2 public proof-of-concept repositories are indexed. Not currently listed in the CISA KEV catalog.