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CVE-2017-20216

CRITICAL Exploitation: PoC
9.8
CVSS 3.1
Description
FLIR Thermal Camera PT-Series firmware version 8.0.0.64 contains multiple unauthenticated remote command injection vulnerabilities in the controllerFlirSystem.php script. Attackers can execute arbitrary system commands as root by exploiting unsanitized POST parameters in the execFlirSystem() function through shell_exec() calls. Exploitation evidence was observed by the Shadowserver Foundation on 2026-01-06 (UTC).

Metadata

CVE ID
CVE-2017-20216
State
PUBLISHED
Assigner
VulnCheck
Reserved
2026-01-06 21:01 UTC
Published
2026-01-07 23:09 UTC
Last updated
2026-04-07 14:03 UTC
Primary CWE
CWE-78
Improper Neutralization of Special Elements used in an OS Co…
Vendor / Product
FLIR Systems, Inc. / FLIR Thermal Camera PT-Series
Sources
cve.org  ·  NVD

Severity & Metrics

9.8 CRITICAL CVSS 3.1
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
SSVC — CISA Coordinator
Exploitation
PoC
Automatable
yes
Tech. Impact
total
Affected products (1)
VendorProductPlatformVersions
FLIR Systems, Inc. FLIR Thermal Camera PT-Series — 8.0.0.64
Weakness (CWE)
CWESourceDescription
CWE-78 cna Improper Neutralization of Special Elements used in an OS Command ('OS Command Injection')
CVSS scores (2)
ScoreSeverityVersionSourceVector
9.8 CRITICAL 3.1 cna CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
9.3 CRITICAL 4.0 cna CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:N/UI:N/VC:H/VI:H/VA:H/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N
References (5)
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