CVE-2022-37061 Command injection in n/a
Remote attackers can execute arbitrary shell commands as root via the id parameter in res.php, requiring a firmware upgrade to mitigate.
- Exploited in the wild
- Not known
- Login needed
- Not needed
- Attackable
- Over the internet
- Victim action needed
- Not needed
- Fix
- None listed
What is CVE-2022-37061?
CVE-2022-37061 is a critical command injection vulnerability in n/a, published on 18 Aug 2022. An attacker can exploit it over the internet without logging in, with no action from the victim.
Official description
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.
Weakness: CWE-78
Which versions are affected by CVE-2022-37061?
It affects 1 product.
Products include Flir Flir Ax8 Firmware.
How do I fix CVE-2022-37061?
No fix has been published for CVE-2022-37061 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.
Upgrade, and pass arguments to programs as a list instead of through a shell. More about Command injection.
Is CVE-2022-37061 being exploited?
It is not confirmed as exploited in the wild, but public exploit code for CVE-2022-37061 exists.
Public exploit code: 1 Metasploit module, 1 Exploit-DB entry and 1 Nuclei template.
Other vulnerabilities in n/a
- CVE-2023-51126 Command injection in n/a
- CVE-2018-25138 FLIR AX8 Thermal Camera 1.32.16 Hard-Coded Credentials Authentication Bypass
- CVE-2018-25139 FLIR AX8 Thermal Camera 1.32.16 Unauthenticated RTSP Stream Disclosure
- CVE-2025-5126 Teledyne FLIR AX8 settingsregional.php setDataTime command injection
- CVE-2023-51127 Path traversal in n/a
Sources
Also known as GHSA-r2vv-rr99-h5p9.