CVE-2022-37061

Exp

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.

Published: 2022-08-18 Last update: 2025-10-17 Assigner: [email protected] Source: [email protected]
NVD Status：Modified，CVE State: published
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CVE-2022-37061 is rated High Exploit Risk (89.3/100): CVSS Critical severity, with high exploitation likelihood (EPSS 93.52%, 100th percentile). 6 public exploit reference(s) are indexed (Exploit-DB). Public exploits are available—assess exposure, apply mitigations, and prioritize patching.

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Public exploit references (Exploit-DB) for CVE-2022-37061

EDB-ID Source Kind Published Link
52240 exploit_db edb 2025-04-16 Exploit-DB ↗
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Exploit prediction scoring system (EPSS) score for CVE-2022-37061

EPSS lead: Daily EPSS estimates relative likelihood of exploitation; percentile ranks this CVE among scored vulnerabilities (higher = more severe relative rank).

# Date Old EPSS score New EPSS score Delta (New - Old)
1 2026-05-09 93.41% 93.52% +0.11%
2 2026-04-28 93.52% 93.41% -0.11%
3 2025-11-21 — 93.52% —

Full EPSS history (36 records total)

Common vulnerability scoring system (CVSS) metrics for CVE-2022-37061

CVSS metrics for this CVE.

Base score Version Severity Vector Exploitability Impact Score source
9.8 3.1 CRITICAL
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H Click to expand
Attack vector (AV:N)
Could be attacked over the internet or any normal routed network—not just someone sitting at the machine.
Attack complexity (AC:L)
Once they can reach the bug, pulling it off is straightforward—no weird race conditions or rare setup.
Privileges required (PR:N)
No account or special rights needed—anonymous or random user is enough.
User interaction (UI:N)
Nobody has to click “OK” or open a trap file; it can work without a victim helping.
Scope (S:U)
Damage stays in the same “trust bubble” as the broken component—no big spill into unrelated systems.
Confidentiality (C:H)
Serious risk that confidential data gets exposed in a big way.
Integrity (I:H)
They could widely tamper with or forge data—trust in the data is badly hurt.
Availability (A:H)
Could take the service down hard or make it unusable for people who depend on it.
 3.9 5.9 [email protected]

Weakness enumeration for CVE-2022-37061

Affected software / configurations for CVE-2022-37061

Vendor Product Version Raw CPE
flir flir_ax8_firmware <= 1.46.16 cpe:2.3:o:flir:flir_ax8_firmware:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

References for CVE-2022-37061

URL Tags
http://packetstormsecurity.com/files/168114/FLIX-AX8-1.46.16-Remote-Command-Execution.html Exploit Third Party Advisory VDB Entry
http://packetstormsecurity.com/files/168116/FLIR-AX8-1.46.16-Traversal-Access-Control-Command-Injection-XSS.html Exploit Third Party Advisory VDB Entry
http://packetstormsecurity.com/files/169701/FLIR-AX8-1.46.16-Remote-Command-Injection.html Exploit Third Party Advisory VDB Entry
https://gist.github.com/Nwqda/9e16852ab7827dc62b8e44d6180a6899 Exploit 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.php Exploit Third Party Advisory
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