2025-12-24 19:27CVE-2018-25138VulnCheck
PUBLISHED5.2CWE-798

FLIR AX8 Thermal Camera 1.32.16 Hard-Coded Credentials Authentication Bypass

FLIR AX8 Thermal Camera 1.32.16 contains hard-coded SSH and web panel credentials that cannot be changed through normal camera operations. Attackers can exploit these persistent credentials to gain unauthorized shell access and login to multiple camera interfaces using predefined username and password combinations.

Problem type

Affected products

FLIR Systems

FLIR AX8 Thermal Camera

1.32.16 - AFFECTED

References

GitHub Security Advisories

GHSA-8j6v-82x4-pg34

FLIR AX8 Thermal Camera 1.32.16 contains hard-coded SSH and web panel credentials that cannot be...

https://github.com/advisories/GHSA-8j6v-82x4-pg34

FLIR AX8 Thermal Camera 1.32.16 contains hard-coded SSH and web panel credentials that cannot be changed through normal camera operations. Attackers can exploit these persistent credentials to gain unauthorized shell access and login to multiple camera interfaces using predefined username and password combinations.

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