CVE-2022-37062

7.5 HIGH
Published: August 18, 2022 Modified: October 17, 2025

Description

All FLIR AX8 thermal sensor cameras version up to and including 1.46.16 are affected by an insecure design vulnerability due to an improper directory access restriction. An unauthenticated, remote attacker can exploit this by sending a URI that contains the path of the SQLite users database and download it. A successful exploit could allow the attacker to extract usernames and hashed passwords. 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.

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CVSS v3.x Details

0.0 Low Medium High Critical 10.0
Vector String
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N

References to Advisories, Solutions, and Tools

Patch Vendor Advisory Exploit Third Party Advisory
https://gist.github.com/Nwqda/9e16852ab7827dc62b8e44d6180a6899
Source: cve@mitre.org
Exploit Mitigation Third Party Advisory
https://www.flir.com/products/ax8-automation/
Source: cve@mitre.org
Product Vendor Advisory
https://gist.github.com/Nwqda/9e16852ab7827dc62b8e44d6180a6899
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
Exploit Mitigation Third Party Advisory
https://www.flir.com/products/ax8-automation/
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
Product Vendor Advisory

6 reference(s) from NVD

Quick Stats

CVSS v3 Score
7.5 / 10.0
EPSS (Exploit Probability)
0.8%
73th percentile
Exploitation Status
Not in CISA KEV

Weaknesses (CWE)

Affected Vendors

flir