TI-2023-27945 Aliases CVE-2023-51127 GHSA-823h-79qw-hp52

FLIR AX8 thermal sensor cameras up to and including 1.46.16 are vulnerable to Directory…

MEDIUM 41CWE-22Published 2024-01-10 · Updated 2025-10-17

Key facts

Attack vector: Network
Privileges required: None
User interaction: None
Attack complexity: Low
Impact type: Information disclosure
Confidentiality · integrity · availability: High · None · None
Fix status: No fix listed

Attack profile from CVSS 3.1 · CISA ADP. Fix status from CNA. Impact type from CWE-22 and the CVSS impact.

Summary

FLIR AX8 thermal sensor cameras up to and including 1.46.16 are vulnerable to Directory Traversal due to improper access restriction. This vulnerability allows an unauthenticated, remote attacker to obtain arbitrary sensitive file contents by uploading a specially crafted symbolic link file. 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.

Why it matters now

Exploitation None reported CISA SSVC · not in CISA KEV

EPSS 0.01254 69th percentileScored 2026-11-07

Fix No fix listed No fixed version in the sources yet

SSVC decision points

CISA ADP · SSVC 2.0.3

Exploitation: None
Automatable: Yes
Technical impact: Partial

The decision (Track, Attend, Act) also depends on your mission and well-being impact; see CISA's SSVC guide.

Affected products

Vendor	Product	Affected versions	Fixed in	Status	Source
—	—	all versions	—	No fix listed	CNA

— Vendor— Affected all versions Fixed in — No fix listed CNA

CPE configurations NVD · 2

CPE	Versions	Role	Vendor
cpe:2.3:o:flir:flir_ax8_firmware:1.46.16:::::::*	1.46.16	Vulnerable	Teledyne FLIR
cpe:2.3:h:flir:flir_ax8:-:::::::*	not specified by NVD	Running on	Teledyne FLIR

cpe:2.3:o:flir:flir_ax8_firmware:1.46.16:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 1.46.16 Vulnerable ·Teledyne FLIR
cpe:2.3:h:flir:flir_ax8:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions not specified by NVD Running on ·Teledyne FLIR

Remediation

No fixed version listed by the sources yet.

Timeline

2026-10-02 Threatist record created from CVE-2023-51127
2026-10-03 Alias added: GHSA-823h-79qw-hp52

References

Advisory 1

https://github.com/risuxx/CVE-2023-51127

TI-2022-17254 All FLIR AX8 thermal sensor cameras version up to and including 1.46.16 are vulnerable to… CVSS 3.1CRITICAL 9.8
TI-2018-15364 FLIR AX8 Thermal Camera 1.32.16 Hard-Coded Credentials Authentication Bypass CVSS 4.0CRITICAL 9.3
TI-2018-15365 FLIR AX8 Thermal Camera 1.32.16 Unauthenticated RTSP Stream Disclosure CVSS 4.0HIGH 8.7
TI-2025-04595 Teledyne FLIR AX8 settingsregional.php setDataTime command injection CVSS 4.0HIGH 8.7
TI-2022-03997 Teledyne FLIR AX8 Web Service palette.php command injection CVSS 4.0MEDIUM 6.9
TI-2023-27944 Command injection vulnerability in /usr/www/res.php in FLIR AX8 up to 1.46.16 allows… CVSS 3.1CRITICAL 9.8

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Sources

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