FLIR Systems AX8 Cameras Missing Authentication for Critical Function (CVE-2022-37062)

high Tenable OT Security Plugin ID 505193

Synopsis

The remote OT asset is affected by a vulnerability.

Description

All FLIR AX8 thermal sensor cameras version up to and including 1.46.16 are affected by an insecure design vulnerability due to an improper directory access restriction. An unauthenticated, remote attacker can exploit this by sending a URI that contains the path of the SQLite users database and download it. A successful exploit could allow the attacker to extract usernames and hashed passwords. 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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Solution

Refer to the vendor advisory.

Plugin Details

Severity: High

ID: 505193

File Name: tenable_ot_flirsystems_CVE-2022-37062.nasl

Version: 1.2

Type: remote

Family: Tenable.ot

Published: 2/19/2026

Updated: 2/20/2026

Supported Sensors: Tenable OT Security

Risk Information

VPR

Risk Factor: Medium

Score: 4.4

CVSS v2

Risk Factor: High

Base Score: 7.8

Temporal Score: 6.1

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

CVSS Score Source: CVE-2022-37062

CVSS v3

Risk Factor: High

Base Score: 7.5

Temporal Score: 6.7

Vector: CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N

Temporal Vector: CVSS:3.0/E:P/RL:O/RC:C

Vulnerability Information

CPE: cpe:/o:flir:flir_ax8_firmware

Required KB Items: Tenable.ot/FLIRSystems

Exploit Available: true

Exploit Ease: Exploits are available

Patch Publication Date: 8/18/2022

Vulnerability Publication Date: 8/18/2022

Reference Information

CVE: CVE-2022-37062

CWE: 306

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