FLIR Thermal Camera PT-Series 8.0.0.64 POST Parameter controllerFlirSystem.php execFlirSystem os command injection

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A vulnerability labeled as critical has been found in FLIR Thermal Camera PT-Series 8.0.0.64. This impacts the function execFlirSystem of the file controllerFlirSystem.php of the component POST Parameter Handler. Such manipulation leads to os command injection. This vulnerability is documented as CVE-2017-20216. The attack can be executed remotely. Additionally, an exploit exists.

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A vulnerability, which was classified as critical, has been found in FLIR Thermal Camera PT-Series 8.0.0.64. Affected by this issue is the function execFlirSystem of the file controllerFlirSystem.php of the component POST Parameter Handler. The manipulation with an unknown input leads to a os command injection vulnerability. Using CWE to declare the problem leads to CWE-78. The product constructs all or part of an OS command using externally-influenced input from an upstream component, but it does not neutralize or incorrectly neutralizes special elements that could modify the intended OS command when it is sent to a downstream component. Impacted is confidentiality, integrity, and availability. CVE summarizes:

FLIR Thermal Camera PT-Series firmware version 8.0.0.64 contains multiple unauthenticated remote command injection vulnerabilities in the controllerFlirSystem.php script. Attackers can execute arbitrary system commands as root by exploiting unsanitized POST parameters in the execFlirSystem() function through shell_exec() calls. Exploitation evidence was observed by the Shadowserver Foundation on 2026-01-06 (UTC).

The weakness was released by Gjoko Krstic as 144321. The advisory is available at zeroscience.mk. This vulnerability is handled as CVE-2017-20216 since 01/06/2026. The exploitation is known to be easy. The attack may be launched remotely. No form of authentication is required for exploitation. Technical details as well as a public exploit are known. This vulnerability is assigned to T1202 by the MITRE ATT&CK project.

The exploit is available at exploit-db.com. It is declared as proof-of-concept. By approaching the search of inurl:controllerFlirSystem.php it is possible to find vulnerable targets with Google Hacking.

There is no information about possible countermeasures known. It may be suggested to replace the affected object with an alternative product.

The vulnerability is also documented in the databases at Exploit-DB (42785) and CNNVD (CNNVD-202601-1381). If you want to get best quality of vulnerability data, you may have to visit VulDB.

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• FLIR

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• Thermal Camera PT-Series

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• 8.0.0.64

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