CVE-2017-20216 is a critical unauthenticated remote command injection vulnerability affecting FLIR Thermal Camera PT-Series firmware version 8.0.0.64. Attackers can exploit unsanitized POST parameters in the controllerFlirSystem.php script to execute arbitrary system commands as root. This vulnerability carries a CVSS score of 9.8 (Critical) due to its network attack vector, low complexity, and complete compromise of confidentiality, integrity, and availability. While no public exploit code is available on common platforms, the Shadowserver Foundation observed exploitation evidence on 2026-01-06 (UTC), indicating active exploitation. The vulnerability has garnered significant community discussion, with over 10 mentions.
| Vendor | Product | Version(s) | CPE |
|---|---|---|---|
| FLIR Systems, Inc. | FLIR Thermal Camera PT-Series | 8.0.0.64CNA affecteddefault unaffected |
CVSS version used by this source: 4.0
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/E:X/CR:X/IR:X/AR:X/MAV:X/MAC:X/MAT:X/MPR:X/MUI:X/MVC:X/MVI:X/MVA:X/MSC:X/MSI:X/MSA:X/S:X/AU:X/R:X/V:X/RE:X/U:X
The average CVE in this peer group has 0.0 Twitter, 0.1 Reddit, 0.3 Bluesky, 0.3 Mastodon, and 2.4 GitHub mentions.
No media coverage found for this CVE.
The average CVE in this peer group has 0.3 InfoSec Media, 0.0 Vendor Blog, and 0.0 Security Researcher mentions.
Remediation records are not available for this CVE.