CVE-2017-20214

FLIR Thermal Camera F/FC/PT/D firmware version 8.0.0.64 Hard-Coded SSH Credentials Vulnerability

9.3 Critical

FLIR Thermal Camera F/FC/PT/D firmware version 8.0.0.64 contains hard-coded SSH credentials that cannot be changed through normal camera operations. Attackers can leverage these persistent, unmodifiable credentials to gain unauthorized remote access to the thermal camera system.

Attack profile

How easy it is to exploit

Attack vector: Network
Complexity: Low
Privileges needed: None
User interaction: None

What an attacker can affect

Confidentiality: High
Integrity: High
Availability: High

Exploit likelihood

0.33%Up 0.3 points since Jan 8, 2026

What each source reports

CVE List Score used 9.3

FLIR Thermal Camera F/FC/PT/D firmware version 8.0.0.64 Hard-Coded SSH Credentials Vulnerability

Record: CVE-2017-20214
CVSS 4.0: 9.3 CriticalCVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:N/UI:N/VC:H/VI:H/VA:H/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N
CVSS 3.1: 7.5 HighCVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N
Weakness: CWE-798
Updated: 2026-11-02

EUVDEUVD-2026-1609 9.3

Record: EUVD-2026-1609
CVSS 4.0: 9.3 CriticalCVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:N/UI:N/VC:H/VI:H/VA:H/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N
Updated: 2026-11-02

GitHub AdvisoriesGHSA-mgmw-cpxg-gc2f 9.3

FLIR Thermal Camera F/FC/PT/D firmware version 8.0.0.64 contains hard-coded SSH credentials that...

Record: GHSA-mgmw-cpxg-gc2f
CVSS 4.0: 9.3 CriticalCVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:N/UI:N/VC:H/VI:H/VA:H/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N/E:X/CR:X/IR:X/AR:X/MAV:X/MAC:X/MAT:X/MPR:X/MUI:X/MVC:X/MVI:X/MVA:X/MSC:X/MSI:X/MSA:X/S:X/AU:X/R:X/V:X/RE:X/U:X
CVSS 3.1: 7.5 HighCVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N
Weakness: CWE-798
Updated: 2026-11-02

NVD 9.3

Record: CVE-2017-20214
CVSS 4.0: 9.3 CriticalCVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:N/UI:N/VC:H/VI:H/VA:H/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N/E:X/CR:X/IR:X/AR:X/MAV:X/MAC:X/MAT:X/MPR:X/MUI:X/MVC:X/MVI:X/MVA:X/MSC:X/MSI:X/MSA:X/S:X/AU:X/R:X/V:X/RE:X/U:X
CVSS 3.1: 7.5 HighCVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N
Weakness: CWE-798
Updated: 2026-11-02

Affected products

flir systems, inc. thermal camera f/fc/pt/d

History

History
Recorded	Changed	Sources
Nov 10, 2026	facts
Nov 2, 2026	first indexed	CVE List, EUVD, GitHub Advisories, NVD

Dates are when Every CVE recorded each change. Upstream dates may differ.

In short

CVE-2017-20214 is a critical vulnerability (CVSS 9.3) in Flir Systems, Inc. Thermal Camera F/fc/pt/d, published January 7, 2026. No source lists public exploit code. EPSS puts the chance of exploitation in the next 30 days at 0.33%, the 26th percentile. No source names a fixed version.