CVE-2017-20212
Unauthenticated local file read in FLIR camera firmware via readFile().
Is CVE-2017-20212 being exploited?
Not confirmed. CVE-2017-20212 does not appear in CISA's Known Exploited Vulnerabilities catalog, which records only exploitation that has been observed and reported publicly. That is evidence of absence of a report, not evidence the flaw is unattacked. EPSS currently estimates a 9.5% probability of exploitation in the next 30 days.
How severe is CVE-2017-20212?
CVE-2017-20212 is rated High with a CVSS score of 8.7. Severity describes how bad exploitation would be, not how likely it is: pair it with exploitation evidence before deciding what to patch first.
Is there a patch for CVE-2017-20212?
Not known from our data. No patch reference has been recorded for CVE-2017-20212, which is not the same as no patch existing — a fix may have shipped without a tagged reference, or after this record was written. The vendor advisory is the only authority on whether a fix exists, and mitigations may be available regardless.
What does CVE-2017-20212 affect?
CVE-2017-20212 affects FLIR Thermal Camera F/FC/PT/D firmware 8.0.0.64. Confirm the exact affected versions against the vendor advisory before deciding you are exposed.
What should I do about CVE-2017-20212?
Update firmware; limit external access to devices
Exploitation status reflects CISA's KEV catalog as we last synced it. Check the catalog directly.
Attacker can read arbitrary local files via /var/www/data/.../xml.php readFile(), exposing configs and sensitive data.
Patch when possible
- affected8.0.0.64
As published in the CVE Program record. A version outside these ranges is not a statement that it is unaffected — vendors sometimes understate a range, and distribution-backported builds carry upstream numbers that do not reflect what was patched into them.