CVE-2023-29861
Published: 15 May 2023
Summary
CVE-2023-29861 is a critical-severity Code Injection (CWE-94) vulnerability in Flir Dvtel Camera Firmware. Its CVSS base score is 9.8 (Critical).
Operationally, ranked in the top 12.3% of CVEs by exploit likelihood; it is not currently listed in the CISA KEV catalog; a public proof-of-concept is referenced.
Deeper analysis
CVE-2023-29861 is an unauthenticated remote code execution vulnerability affecting FLIR-DVTEL camera devices. The flaw, tracked under CWE-94, resides in the management page and permits an attacker to supply a crafted request that results in arbitrary code execution on the device. No specific firmware version is identified in the disclosure.
An attacker with network access can exploit the issue without authentication or user interaction, obtaining full control over the camera. Successful exploitation yields complete confidentiality, integrity, and availability impact, consistent with the CVSS 9.8 rating.
Public references consist of a GitHub repository and a Notion page describing the logic flaw; neither provides vendor advisory information, patch details, or mitigation guidance. The EPSS score rose from a low baseline to a peak of 0.0599 before receding to its current value of 0.0339, indicating a temporary increase in observed exploitation interest after disclosure. No confirmed in-the-wild exploitation campaigns are documented in the available sources.
EU & UK References
- 🇪🇺 ENISA EUVD: EUVD-2023-33398
Vulnerability details
An issue found in FLIR-DVTEL version not specified allows a remote attacker to execute arbitrary code via a crafted request to the management page of the device.
- CWE(s)
Related Threats
No named actor attribution yet. ATT&CK technique mapping in progress for this CVE.
Affected Assets
Mitigating Controls
Likely Mitigating Controls AI
Per-CVE control mapping for this CVE has not run yet; the list below is derived from the weakness types (CWEs) cited in the NVD entry.
Makes persistent code injection into loaded programs impossible when the executable image itself resides on hardware-protected read-only media.
Dynamically generated code can be produced and executed inside the isolated chamber, preventing host compromise from code-injection payloads.
Validates inputs used in dynamic code generation to block injected directives.
Directly prevents execution of attacker-supplied code written into data memory regions.