# CVE-2018-25139: FLIR AX8 Thermal Camera 1.32.16 Unauthenticated RTSP Stream Disclosure

> Remote attackers can access live thermal video streams without authentication, exposing sensitive visual data from FLIR AX8 cameras.

- **Severity:** High 8.7 (`CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:N/UI:N/VC:H/VI:N/VA:N/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N`)
- **Exploited in the wild:** Not known
- **Login needed:** Not needed
- **Attackable:** Over the internet
- **Victim action needed:** Not needed
- **Fix available:** No
- **Published:** 24 Dec 2025
- **Updated:** 1 Oct 2026
- **Also known as:** GHSA-c68w-pf33-46g8

## What is CVE-2018-25139?

CVE-2018-25139 is a high-severity missing authorization vulnerability in FLIR AX8 Thermal Camera, published on 24 Dec 2025. An attacker can exploit it over the internet without logging in, with no action from the victim.

### Official description

FLIR AX8 Thermal Camera 1.32.16 contains an unauthenticated vulnerability that allows remote attackers to access live video streams without credentials. Attackers can directly connect to the RTSP stream using tools like VLC or FFmpeg to view and record thermal camera footage.

Weakness: CWE-306 (Missing Authentication for Critical Functionality)

## Which versions are affected by CVE-2018-25139?

It affects 1 product.


Products: Flir Flir Ax8 Firmware.

## How do I fix CVE-2018-25139?

No fix has been published for CVE-2018-25139 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.

## Is CVE-2018-25139 being exploited?

It is not confirmed as exploited in the wild, but public exploit code for CVE-2018-25139 exists.

## Other vulnerabilities in FLIR AX8 Thermal Camera

- [CVE-2023-51126](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2023-51126/): Command injection in n/a (critical 9.8)
- [CVE-2022-37061](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2022-37061/): Command injection in n/a (critical 9.8)
- [CVE-2018-25138](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2018-25138/): FLIR AX8 Thermal Camera 1.32.16 Hard-Coded Credentials Authentication Bypass (critical 9.3)
- [CVE-2025-5126](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2025-5126/): Teledyne FLIR AX8 settingsregional.php setDataTime command injection (high 8.7)
- [CVE-2023-51127](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2023-51127/): Path traversal in n/a (high 7.5)

## Fix prompt for AI coding agents

```text
Check this codebase for CVE-2018-25139 and fix it if it is affected.

What it is: CVE-2018-25139 is a high-severity missing authorization vulnerability in FLIR AX8 Thermal Camera, published on 24 Dec 2025. An attacker can exploit it over the internet without logging in, with no action from the victim.
Exploitation: It is not confirmed as exploited in the wild, but public exploit code for CVE-2018-25139 exists.

Affected product: FLIR AX8 Thermal Camera. No package-level version data is available, so check the vendor advisory linked from the reference page.

Task:
1. Search the dependency manifests and lockfiles (for example package.json, package-lock.json, requirements.txt, poetry.lock, uv.lock, pom.xml, build.gradle, go.mod, Cargo.lock, Gemfile.lock) and any Dockerfiles for the affected packages, including transitive dependencies.
2. If an affected version is in use, upgrade it to the fixed version for its release line with the project's package manager, so the lockfile is regenerated. Prefer the smallest upgrade that fixes it.
3. If there is no fix, or the upgrade would break the build, do not guess: explain the risk and the safest workaround instead.
4. Run the tests and summarise what changed and why.
5. If nothing in the project is affected, say so and change nothing.

Reference: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2018-25139/ (Markdown: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2018-25139/index.md)
```

## Sources

- CVE record: https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2018-25139
- NVD: https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2018-25139
- OSV: https://osv.dev/vulnerability/CVE-2018-25139

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From sbomify Insights: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2018-25139/
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