CVE-2017-20214

critical

Description

FLIR Thermal Camera F/FC/PT/D firmware version 8.0.0.64 contains hard-coded SSH credentials that cannot be changed through normal camera operations. Attackers can leverage these persistent, unmodifiable credentials to gain unauthorized remote access to the thermal camera system.

References

https://www.zeroscience.mk/en/vulnerabilities/ZSL-2017-5436.php

https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/42787/

https://web.archive.org/web/20171011125811/https://www.flir.com/security/blog/details/?ID=87043

https://packetstormsecurity.com/files/144324

https://cxsecurity.com/issue/WLB-2017090205

Details

Source: Mitre, NVD

Published: 2026-01-08

Updated: 2026-04-15

Risk Information

CVSS v2

Base Score: 7.8

Vector: CVSS2#AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:C/I:N/A:N

Severity: High

CVSS v3

Base Score: 7.5

Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N

Severity: High

CVSS v4

Base Score: 9.3

Vector: CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:N/UI:N/VC:H/VI:H/VA:H/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N

Severity: Critical

EPSS

EPSS: 0.00033