Unencrypted UDP Control Traffic in Teledyne FLIR Robots running Aware2
Priority LOW 36CWE-319Published · Updated
Key facts
- Attack vector
- Adjacent network
- Privileges required
- None
- User interaction
- None
- Attack complexity
- Low
- Attack requirements
- None
- Impact type
- Information disclosure
- Confidentiality · integrity · availability
- Low · High · High
- Fix status
- No fix listed
Attack profile from CVSS 4.0 · CNA. Fix status from CNA. Impact type from CWE-319.
Summary
Cleartext transmission without a cryptographic integrity check in operator control unit to robot UDP traffic in Teledyne FLIR Aware2 versions through 6.9.0.2 (PackBot) and 1.7.9 (FirstLook) allows adjacent unauthenticated attackers to intercept, hijack, or modify control traffic against Teledyne FLIR PackBot and FirstLook robots running this software via sniffing or hijacking network traffic.
Why it matters now
Exploitation None reported CISA SSVC · not in CISA KEV
EPSS 0.0011 1st 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
- No
- 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Teledyne FLIR | Aware2 | up to 6.9.0.2; up to 1.7.9 | — | No fix listed | CNA |
- Aware2 VendorTeledyne FLIR Affected up to 6.9.0.2; up to 1.7.9 Fixed in — No fix listed CNA
Remediation
No fixed version listed by the sources yet.
Timeline
- 2026-10-02 Threatist record created from CVE-2026-55396
- 2026-10-03 Alias added: GHSA-g94x-cw56-c3mr
References
More Teledyne FLIR vulnerabilities
- 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-2023-14051 An issue found in FLIR-DVTEL version not specified allows a remote attacker to execute… 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-2018-15367 FLIR Thermal Traffic Cameras V1.01-0bb5b27 Unauthenticated RTSP Stream Disclosure CVSS 4.0HIGH 8.7
- 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
Sources
- CVE-2026-55396 · CVE Program
- CVE-2026-55396 · NVD
- FIRST EPSS
- GHSA-g94x-cw56-c3mr · GitHub Advisory Database · CC BY 4.0
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