CVE-2017-20216
Unauthenticated remote command injection in FLIR PT-Series firmware allowing root access.
Is CVE-2017-20216 being exploited?
Not confirmed. CVE-2017-20216 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 12% probability of exploitation in the next 30 days.
How severe is CVE-2017-20216?
CVE-2017-20216 is rated Critical with a CVSS score of 9.3. 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-2017-20216?
Not known from our data. No patch reference has been recorded for CVE-2017-20216, 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-2017-20216 affect?
CVE-2017-20216 affects FLIR PT-Series 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-2017-20216?
Update firmware to fixed version when released; disable unauthenticated remote commands.
Exploitation status reflects CISA's KEV catalog as we last synced it. Check the catalog directly.
Remote root access via unsanitized POST data; arbitrary shell commands via shell_exec.
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.