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CVE-2018-25138: FLIR AX8 Thermal Camera 1.32.16 Hard-Coded Credentials Authentication Bypass

• Severity: critical (CVSS 9.8 v3.1)
• Exploited in the wild: not listed in CISA KEV
• EPSS: 0.6% probability of exploitation in the next 30 days
• Public exploit or detection template: yes
• Published: 2025-12-24 · updated 2026-06-17
• Weakness: CWE-798

Description

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.

Affected products

• Teledyne FLIR AX8: 1.32.16, 1.17.13

References

• https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/45629
• https://www.flir.com
• https://www.zeroscience.mk/en/vulnerabilities/ZSL-2018-5494.php
• https://www.zeroscience.mk/en/vulnerabilities/ZSL-2018-5494.php

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