Teledyne FLIR Aware2: Cleartext transmission of robot control traffic
Summary
Teledyne FLIR Aware2 control software for PackBot robots sends its primary control endpoints over unencrypted HTTP. An attacker on the same local network can capture an authentication ID from session traffic. With this ID, the attacker can terminate or take over the active control session or prevent the legitimate operator from connecting. The CNA rates the issue Critical (CVSS 4.0 9.4) with an adjacent network attack vector, and no fix is known yet.
Affected
- Teledyne FLIR Aware2 up to and including 6.9.0.2 (CNA record: affected 0 to <= 6.9.0.2)
- PackBot robots running this software
- Note: the CNA record says software, other sources say firmware. Unknown which applies.
Fixed in
Unknown.
Workaround
- No vendor workaround known.
- Operator-side measure (not from a source): isolate the robot control network and keep the operator link off shared or untrusted networks.
Exploitation
- No evidence of exploitation in the wild found.
- Not listed in CISA KEV.
- CISA SSVC: exploitation none, automatable no, technical impact total.
- EPSS below 1 percent.
- Public proof-of-concept status unverified.
Our recommendation
- Check whether any system you operate, support or service runs Aware2 up to 6.9.0.2.
- Contact Teledyne FLIR (UGS-CHELMSFORD-TEAMS-FSE@Teledyne.com) for updated software and remediation instructions.
- Until a fix is available, isolate the control network and restrict access to the local network segment.
- Review related Mandiant advisories from the same batch, such as CVE-2026-55395.
- Monitor vendor and Mandiant publications for updates.
Public exploits
PoC-in-GitHub, Metasploit and Exploit-DB list nothing for this CVE.
Research sources
- Mandiant advisory MNDT-2026-0028 github.com
- Vulners CVE-2026-14984 vulners.com
- VulDB CVE-2026-14984 vuldb.com
- Strix CVE-2026-14984 www.strix.ai
- OpenCVE CVE-2026-14984 app.opencve.io
Researched and written up in English and German by an AI (Claude by Anthropic) based on NVD, CISA, EPSS and the sources listed. The vendor information is authoritative. Researched on 31 Oct 2026, 00:17.
Original description (NVD)
Cleartext transmission in the primary control endpoints of Teledyne FLIR Aware2 versions through 6.9.0.2 allows remote unauthenticated attackers to intercept, hijack, or modify session traffic against Teledyne FLIR PackBot robots running this software via sniffing or hijacking network traffic.
Sources
The tracker combines official, freely usable data sources – updated continuously:
- NVD (NIST) – CVEs, rating (CVSS), affected products
- CISA KEV – vulnerabilities confirmed by CISA as actively exploited
- CISA Vulnrichment – CISA assessment (SSVC) in the official CVE record
- FIRST EPSS – probability of exploitation
- Microsoft MSRC – Patch Tuesday: vulnerabilities, severity, updates
- PoC-in-GitHub – public proof-of-concept repositories
- Metasploit (Rapid7) – modules of the Metasploit Framework
- Exploit-DB (OffSec) – archive of public exploits (links only)
- Patch days: official vendor pages (linked per vendor) (Vendor patch days)
This product uses data from the NVD API but is not endorsed or certified by the NVD. EPSS data © FIRST.org.
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