CVE-2022-37061

CRITICALNVD 9.89.8—
EchelonGraph scoreMEDIUM confidence

Score 9.8 from GitHub Security Advisory (severity: CRITICAL) published 2022-08-19. NVD baseline CVSS 9.8; sources differ by 0.0.

Triggered by: GitHub Security Advisory CVSS
Sources: epss, ghsa, nvd
Weaponized
9.8
EchelonGraph verdictPatch this weekExploitation is likely or a public exploit exists.
  • High exploitation likelihood — EPSS 100%
CISA-KEV: Not listedEPSS: 100%CVSS: 9.8Exploit: NoneExposed: 0

No vendor fix yet — apply a workaround or compensating control (WAF / firewall / segmentation) and watch for a patch.

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.

CVSS v3
9.8
EG Score
9.8(medium)
EG Risk
88(Track*)
EG Risk 88/100SSVC: Track*

EG Risk is EchelonGraph's 0–100 priority score: it fuses intrinsic severity with real-world exploitation and automatability so you can rank equal-severity CVEs and fix the most dangerous first. Higher = act sooner. Distinct from the 0–10 EG Score (severity).

How it’s computed
Severity98% × 45%
Exploitation100% × 40%
Automatability30% × 15%
Action: Watch closely — could escalate to Attend.
EPSS
99.9%
KEV
Not listed

Published

August 18, 2022

Last Modified

October 17, 2025

Advisory Details (2)

Auto-updated Jun 6, 2026
⚠️ Active exploitation confirmed. No patch confirmed yet.
generic🔴 Active Exploitation

Zero Science Lab — Information Security Research & Development Laboratory

https://www.zeroscience.mk/en/vulnerabilities/ZSL-2018-5491.php
generic

PoC-for-CVE/CVE-2022-36266/FLIR AX8 Unauthenticated OS Command Injection.py at main · WlX-33/PoC-for-CVE · GitHub

https://github.com/WlX-33/PoC-for-CVE/blob/main/CVE-2022-36266/FLIR%20AX8%20Unauthenticated%20OS%20Command%20Injection.py

Weakness Classification(1)

MITRE Common Weakness Enumeration — the root-cause categories this CVE belongs to.

Data Freshness Timeline

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  9. 2026-05-25 16:57 UTCGHSA enrichment

Publicly available exploits

(3 references)

Working exploit code is in the public domain (1 Metasploit module) (1 Exploit-DB entry). Defenders should treat patch urgency accordingly — public PoCs typically lead to mass-exploitation within 24-72 hours.

  • Exploit-DBEDB-52240
    First seen Apr 16, 2025

    FLIR AX8 1.46.16 - Remote Command Injection

    Open source ↗
  • Metasploitexploit/linux/http/flir_ax8_unauth_rce_cve_2022_37061✓ verified
    First seen Aug 19, 2022

    FLIR AX8 unauthenticated RCE

    Open source ↗
  • Nucleihttp/cves/2022/CVE-2022-37061.yaml
    First seen Jan 1, 2022

    FLIR AX8 1.46.16 - Remote Command Injection

    Open source ↗

Frequently asked(5)

What is CVE-2022-37061?
CVE-2022-37061 is a critical vulnerability published on August 18, 2022. 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…
When was CVE-2022-37061 disclosed?
CVE-2022-37061 was first published in the National Vulnerability Database on August 18, 2022, with the most recent update on October 17, 2025. EchelonGraph re-ingests CVE updates from NVD on a 2-hour cycle, so this page reflects the latest published state.
Is CVE-2022-37061 actively exploited?
CVE-2022-37061 is not currently on CISA's Known Exploited Vulnerabilities catalog. FIRST EPSS estimates a 99.9% percentile likelihood of exploitation in the next 30 days — higher percentiles indicate greater predicted risk.
What is the CVSS score of CVE-2022-37061?
CVE-2022-37061 has a CVSS v3 base score of 9.8 (NVD).
How do I remediate CVE-2022-37061?
Patch to the fixed version published by the affected vendor. Where vendor advisories exist for CVE-2022-37061, EchelonGraph cross-links them in the Vendor Advisories panel below — those typically contain the canonical remediation steps, fixed version numbers, and any vendor-specific mitigations.

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