CVE-2018-25138

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.

Affected

FLIR Systems · FLIR AX8 Thermal Camera

CVSS v4.0 VULNCHECK

9.3 CRITICALCVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:N/UI:N/VC:H/VI:H/VA:H/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N/E:X/CR:X/IR:X/AR:X/MAV:X/MAC:X/MAT:X/MPR:X/MUI:X/MVC:X/MVI:X/MVA:X/MSC:X/MSI:X/MSA:X/S:X/AU:X/R:X/V:X/RE:X/U:X

CVSS v3.1 NVD

9.8 CRITICALCVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

EPSS

0.62% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days, 49th percentile

Published

2025-12-24

Updated

2026-10-01

Proof-of-concept exploits (1)

• https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/45629

Security advisories

• https://www.zeroscience.mk/en/vulnerabilities/ZSL-2018-5494.php
• https://www.flir.com

References

• CVE Record
• NVD entry