CVE-2017-20215 (GCVE-0-2017-20215)

Vulnerability from cvelistv5 – Published: 2026-01-07 23:09 – Updated: 2026-01-08 18:17
VLAI?
Title
FLIR Thermal Camera FC-S/PT firmware version 8.0.0.64 Authenticated OS Command Injection
Summary
FLIR Thermal Camera FC-S/PT firmware version 8.0.0.64 contains an authenticated OS command injection vulnerability that allows attackers to execute shell commands with root privileges. Authenticated attackers can inject arbitrary shell commands through unvalidated input parameters to gain complete control of the thermal camera system.
Severity ?
8.7 (High)
CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:L/UI:N/VC:H/VI:H/VA:H/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N
8.8 (High)
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
CWE
  • CWE-78 - Improper Neutralization of Special Elements used in an OS Command ('OS Command Injection')
Assigner
References
Impacted products
Vendor Product Version
FLIR Systems, Inc. FLIR Thermal Camera FC-S/PT Affected: 8.0.0.64
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Credits
LiquidWorm as Gjoko Krstic of Zero Science Lab
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