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Vulnerability · CVE-2022-37061

flir flir_ax8_firmware Improper Neutralization of Special Elements used in an OS Command ('OS Command Injection')

Published Dec 6, 2022 · catalog updated Dec 6, 2022 · flir flir_ax8_firmware Improper Neutralization

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CVE-2022-37061 is in the CISA known-exploited catalog. Confirm flir flir_ax8_firmware Improper Neutralization against the vendor advisory and apply that fix. The CVSS score does not change the priority.

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  • The stored product name is a package slug. The name on this page is taken from the title (flir flir_ax8_firmware Improper Neutralization).
Severity
Unknown—
Known exploitation
CISA KEV and VulnCheck KEV
EPSS
99.61%
Remediation
Remediation guidance
Affected products
stated flir_ax8_firmware · vendor flir flir_ax8_firmware

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 VulnCheck canary evidence.

Are you affected?

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  • stated flir_ax8_firmware<= 1.46.16
  • vendor flir flir_ax8_firmwareversion unspecified

How to fix CVE-2022-37061

What to do

Three questions, each answered from this record only. Confirm the vendor advisory before you patch.

Should you patch?

CVE-2022-37061 is in the CISA known-exploited catalog. Confirm flir flir_ax8_firmware Improper Neutralization against the vendor advisory and apply that fix. The CVSS score does not change the priority.

Which versions are affected?

Compare what you have installed with <= 1.46.16. Apply remediations or mitigations per vendor instructions or discontinue use of the product if remediation or mitigations are unavailable.

What should an analyst verify?

No weakness class is stored. EPSS 99.61%. The CISA KEV listing is the exploitation evidence. No Exploit-DB or Metasploit reference is linked. Use the source links for the original advisory.

Code

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No public source repository is identified for this product.

Timeline

Detection, updates, and resolution for this record.

  1. Dec 6, 2022 · VulnCheck KEV

    Detected

    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. N

  2. Dec 6, 2022 · CISA KEV

    Known exploited

    Apply remediations or mitigations per vendor instructions or discontinue use of the product if remediation or mitigations are unavailable.

Sources

  • CVE.orgVulnerability recordCVE-2022-37061

    Official CVE identifier

    cve.org
  • FIRST EPSSExploitation probabilityCVE-2022-37061

    30-day exploitation probability 99.6%

    first.org
  • VulnCheck KEVConfirmed exploitationCVE-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 explo

    vulncheck.com

References

Freshness

Last verified in this catalog Oct 18, 2026. Significant claims (KEV, EPSS, CVSS, affected ranges) come from the source rows above — open the original publisher for the authoritative advisory.