CVE-2017-20216

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).

Score

CVSS 3.1 9.8 Critical

Status

Deferred - disclosure@vulncheck.com

Published

2026-01-08

Last modified

2026-04-07

Weaknesses

CWE-78

Affected products

• Flir Thermal Camera Pt-series (Flir Systems Inc.)

References

• https://cxsecurity.com/issue/WLB-2017090203
• https://packetstormsecurity.com/files/144321
• https://web.archive.org/web/20171011125811/https://www.flir.com/security/blog/details/?ID=87043
• https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/42785/
• https://www.zeroscience.mk/en/vulnerabilities/ZSL-2017-5438.php