CVE-2018-25138

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.

CVSS v3 9.8 CRITICAL

9.8^/10

CVSS v3 : CRITICAL

Vector :

Exploitability : 3.9 / Impact : 5.9

Attack Vector NETWORK

Attack Complexity LOW

Privileges Required NONE

User Interaction NONE

Confidentiality Impact HIGH

Integrity Impact HIGH

Availability Impact HIGH

Scope UNCHANGED

References

Link	Resource
https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/45629	Exploit Third Party Advisory VDB Entry
https://www.flir.com	Product
https://www.zeroscience.mk/en/vulnerabilities/ZSL-2018-5494.php	Exploit Third Party Advisory
https://www.zeroscience.mk/en/vulnerabilities/ZSL-2018-5494.php	Exploit Third Party Advisory

Configurations

Configuration 1 (hide)

AND

cpe:2.3:o:flir:flir_ax8_firmware:1.32.16:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

cpe:2.3:h:flir:flir_ax8:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

Configuration 2 (hide)

AND

cpe:2.3:o:flir:flir_ax8_firmware:1.17.13:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

cpe:2.3:h:flir:flir_ax8:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

History

No history.

Information

Published : 2025-12-24 20:15

Updated : 2026-01-05 14:15

NVD link : CVE-2018-25138

Mitre link : CVE-2018-25138

CVE.ORG link : CVE-2018-25138

JSON object : View

Products Affected

flir

flir_ax8_firmware
flir_ax8

CWE

CWE-798

Use of Hard-coded Credentials

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