CVE-2017-20212

FLIR Thermal Camera F/FC/PT/D 8.0.0.64 Information Disclosure via File Reading

Severity Score

8.7

*CVSS v4

Exploit Likelihood

*EPSS

Affected Versions

*CPE

Public Exploits

*Multiple Sources

Exploited in Wild

*KEV

Decision

Attend

*SSVC

Descriptions

FLIR Thermal Camera F/FC/PT/D firmware version 8.0.0.64 contains an information disclosure vulnerability that allows unauthenticated attackers to read arbitrary files through unverified input parameters. Attackers can exploit the /var/www/data/controllers/api/xml.php readFile() function to access local system files without authentication.

*Credits: LiquidWorm as Gjoko Krstic of Zero Science Lab

CVSS Scores

Attack Vector

Network

Attack Complexity

Low

Attack Requirements

None

Privileges Required

None

User Interaction

None

System

Vulnerable | Subsequent

Confidentiality

High

None

Integrity

None

Availability

None

Attack Vector

Local

Attack Complexity

Low

Privileges Required

None

User Interaction

None

Scope

Unchanged

Confidentiality

High

Integrity

None

Availability

None

Attack Vector

Local

Attack Complexity

Low

Authentication

None

Confidentiality

Complete

Integrity

None

Availability

None

* Common Vulnerability Scoring System

SSVC

Decision:Attend

Exploitation

Poc

Automatable

Yes

Tech. Impact

Partial

* Organization's Worst-case Scenario

Timeline

2026-01-06 CVE Reserved
2026-01-07 CVE Published
2026-01-08 CVE Updated
2026-01-08 First Exploit
2026-01-13 EPSS Updated
---------- Exploited in Wild
---------- KEV Due Date

CWE

CWE-22: Improper Limitation of a Pathname to a Restricted Directory ('Path Traversal')

CAPEC

References (5)

URL	Tag	Source
https://cxsecurity.com/issue/WLB-2017090202	Third Party Advisory
https://www.zeroscience.mk/en/vulnerabilities/ZSL-2017-5434.php	Third Party Advisory

URL	Date	SRC
https://packetstormsecurity.com/files/144322	2026-01-08
https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/42786	2026-01-08

URL	Date	SRC
https://web.archive.org/web/20171011125811/https://www.flir.com/security/blog/details/?ID=87043	2026-01-08

URL	Date	SRC

Affected Vendors, Products, and Versions

Vendor		Product				Version		Other		Status
Vendor	Product	Version	Other	Status	<-- -->	Vendor	Product	Version	Other	Status
FLIR Systems, Inc. Search vendor "FLIR Systems, Inc."		FLIR Thermal Camera F/FC/PT/D Search vendor "FLIR Systems, Inc." for product "FLIR Thermal Camera F/FC/PT/D"				8.0.0.64 Search vendor "FLIR Systems, Inc." for product "FLIR Thermal Camera F/FC/PT/D" and version "8.0.0.64"		en		Affected