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CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:HSummary
CVE-2022-37061 is a critical-severity OS Command Injection (CWE-78) vulnerability in Flir Flir Ax8 Firmware. Its CVSS base score is 9.8 (Critical).
Operationally, ranked in the top 0.1% of CVEs by exploit likelihood; it is not currently listed in the CISA KEV catalog; a public proof-of-concept is referenced.
The strongest mitigations our analysis identified map to SI-10 (Information Input Validation) and SI-2 (Flaw Remediation) — see the control section below for these in your framework.
Deeper analysis AI-assisted summary
Synthesised by an AI model from the NVD description and linked references — a reading aid, not an authoritative source.
FLIR AX8 thermal sensor cameras up to and including firmware version 1.46.16 contain a remote command injection vulnerability (CWE-78) in the res.php endpoint. Unauthenticated attackers can supply arbitrary commands via the id HTTP POST parameter, which are executed with root privileges on the underlying operating system. The flaw received a CVSS 3.1 score of 9.8 reflecting network-accessible, low-complexity exploitation without authentication or user interaction.
An attacker with network reachability to an affected camera can inject and run shell commands to achieve full control of the device, including reading or modifying any data and altering camera behavior. Public proof-of-concept code has been published demonstrating unauthenticated remote command execution and related issues such as path traversal and cross-site scripting against the same firmware versions.
The vendor indicated that firmware 1.49.16, released in January 2023, resolves the reported vulnerability, with the current release at 1.55.16. The associated EPSS score has remained consistently high, reaching a peak of 0.9700 and currently sitting at 0.9352, consistent with the availability of public exploits.
OWASP Top 10 for Web (2025)
EU & UK References
- 🇪🇺 ENISA EUVD: EUVD-2022-39714
Vulnerability Data
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…
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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.
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Mitigating Controls (NIST 800-53 r5) AI
Directly requires validation of the id POST parameter in res.php to block arbitrary command strings before they reach the shell interpreter.
Mandates timely application of the vendor firmware >=1.49.16 that removes the command-injection flaw from the res.php endpoint.
Requires identification and authentication before any interaction with the res.php endpoint, eliminating the unauthenticated attack vector described in the CVE.
Mitigating Controls (NIST CSF 2.0) AI
Derived directly from the weakness types (CWEs) cited in the NVD entry via our AI-authored CWE→CSF cross-walk (authority under review) — links open the control.
PR.PS-06's SDLC practices directly require secure coding and input handling that blocks command-injection defects, yet the single broad outcome leaves many specific neutralization vectors and verification gaps unaddressed.
Routine patching/maintenance can remediate known command-injection CVEs in dependencies (partial forward) but does nothing to stop developers from introducing improper neutralization in custom code (none reverse).
Mitigating Controls (ISO/IEC 27001:2022 Annex A) AI
Derived directly from the weakness types (CWEs) cited in the NVD entry via our AI-authored CWE→ISO cross-walk (authority under review) — links open the control.
Security testing and code review target insecure use of operating-system command interfaces, catching command-injection flaws introduced during development.