CRITICAL

CVE-2022-37061

CVSS v3

9.8

CRITICAL

EPSS Score

93.5%

exploit probability

CISA KEV

No

known exploited

Exploitation

SSVC status

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.

Technical details

Published
8/18/2022

Frequently asked questions

What is 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.

Is CVE-2022-37061 actively exploited?

Active exploitation of CVE-2022-37061 has not been confirmed. The EPSS score is 93.5%, indicating the estimated probability of exploitation in the next 30 days.

What is the CVSS score for CVE-2022-37061?

CVE-2022-37061 has a CVSS v3 base score of 9.8 (CRITICAL severity).

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