CVE-2022-37061

Name: CVE-2022-37061
Creator: NVD / NIST
Published: 2022-08-18T18:15:08.317+00:00
License: https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/zero/1.0/

CRITICALCVSS 9.8/10EPSS 99.62%

Last modified Jun 17, 2026

CVE-2022-37061 is a critical-severity vulnerability rated 9.8/10 on the CVSS scale. 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. EPSS estimates a 99.62% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days.

Description

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.

Metrics

CVSS 3.1

9.8/10

CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

EPSS Probability

99.62%

99.9th percentile

Probability of exploitation in the next 30 days. Learn more

Weakness Enumeration

CWE-78

Affected Software

Vendor	Product	Versions
Flir	Flir Ax8 Firmware	<= 1.46.16

References

http://packetstormsecurity.com/files/168114/FLIX-AX8-1.46.16-Remote-Command-Execution.htmlExploit, Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
http://packetstormsecurity.com/files/168116/FLIR-AX8-1.46.16-Traversal-Access-Control-Command-Injection-XSS.htmlExploit, Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
http://packetstormsecurity.com/files/169701/FLIR-AX8-1.46.16-Remote-Command-Injection.htmlExploit, Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
https://gist.github.com/Nwqda/9e16852ab7827dc62b8e44d6180a6899Exploit, Mitigation, Third Party Advisory
https://github.com/WlX-33/PoC-for-CVE/blob/main/CVE-2022-36266/FLIR%20AX8%20Unauthenticated%20OS%20Command%20Injection.py
https://www.flir.com/products/ax8-automation/Product, Vendor Advisory
https://www.zeroscience.mk/en/vulnerabilities/ZSL-2018-5491.phpExploit, Third Party Advisory
http://packetstormsecurity.com/files/168114/FLIX-AX8-1.46.16-Remote-Command-Execution.htmlExploit, Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
http://packetstormsecurity.com/files/168116/FLIR-AX8-1.46.16-Traversal-Access-Control-Command-Injection-XSS.htmlExploit, Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
http://packetstormsecurity.com/files/169701/FLIR-AX8-1.46.16-Remote-Command-Injection.htmlExploit, Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
https://gist.github.com/Nwqda/9e16852ab7827dc62b8e44d6180a6899Exploit, Mitigation, Third Party Advisory
https://www.flir.com/products/ax8-automation/Product, Vendor Advisory
https://www.zeroscience.mk/en/vulnerabilities/ZSL-2018-5491.phpExploit, Third Party Advisory

Timeline

Published: Aug 18, 2022
Last Modified: Jun 17, 2026
Status: Modified

Frequently Asked Questions

What is CVE-2022-37061?

How severe is CVE-2022-37061?

CVE-2022-37061 has a CVSS score of 9.8/10 (CRITICAL severity). The EPSS model estimates a 99.62% probability of exploitation in the next 30 days.

How do I fix CVE-2022-37061?

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Source: NVD / NIST