# CVE-2025-6266: Teledyne FLIR AX8 upload.php unrestricted upload

> Remote attackers can upload arbitrary files via the upload.php endpoint, potentially leading to code execution on Teledyne FLIR AX8 devices.

- **Severity:** Medium 5.3 (`CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:L/UI:N/VC:L/VI:L/VA:L/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N/E:P`)
- **Exploited in the wild:** Not known
- **Login needed:** Any signed-in user
- **Attackable:** Over the internet
- **Victim action needed:** Not needed
- **Fix available:** No
- **Published:** 19 Jun 2025
- **Updated:** 15 Oct 2025
- **Also known as:** GHSA-2hxg-84pv-j2pg

## What is CVE-2025-6266?

CVE-2025-6266 is a medium-severity vulnerability in Teledyne FLIR AX8, published on 19 Jun 2025. Any signed-in user can exploit it over the network, with no action from the victim.

### Official description

A vulnerability was detected in Teledyne FLIR AX8 up to 1.46. Affected by this vulnerability is an unknown functionality of the file /upload.php. Performing manipulation of the argument File results in unrestricted upload. It is possible to initiate the attack remotely. The exploit is now public and may be used. Upgrading to version 1.49.16 addresses this issue. Upgrading the affected component is recommended. The vendor points out: "FLIR AX8 internal web site has been refactored to be able to handle the reported vulnerabilities."

Weakness: CWE-434 (Unrestricted Upload of File with Dangerous Type), CWE-284 (Improper Access Control)

## Which versions are affected by CVE-2025-6266?

It affects 1 product.


Products: Flir Flir Ax8 Firmware.

## How do I fix CVE-2025-6266?

No fix has been published for CVE-2025-6266 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.

## Is CVE-2025-6266 being exploited?

It is not confirmed as exploited in the wild, but public exploit code for CVE-2025-6266 exists.

## Other vulnerabilities in Teledyne FLIR AX8

- [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-2018-25139](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2018-25139/): FLIR AX8 Thermal Camera 1.32.16 Unauthenticated RTSP Stream Disclosure (high 8.7)
- [CVE-2025-5126](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2025-5126/): Teledyne FLIR AX8 settingsregional.php setDataTime command injection (high 8.7)

## Fix prompt for AI coding agents

```text
Check this codebase for CVE-2025-6266 and fix it if it is affected.

What it is: CVE-2025-6266 is a medium-severity vulnerability in Teledyne FLIR AX8, published on 19 Jun 2025. Any signed-in user can exploit it over the network, with no action from the victim.
Exploitation: It is not confirmed as exploited in the wild, but public exploit code for CVE-2025-6266 exists.

Affected product: Teledyne FLIR AX8. 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-2025-6266/ (Markdown: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2025-6266/index.md)
```

## Sources

- CVE record: https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2025-6266
- NVD: https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2025-6266
- OSV: https://osv.dev/vulnerability/CVE-2025-6266

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From sbomify Insights: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2025-6266/
Summaries are generated and may contain mistakes; the official description above is the record.