CVE-2024-8956
PTZOptics PT30X-SDI/NDI Cameras Authentication Bypass Vulnerability
Does this matter?
Known to be exploited in the wild (CISA KEV, CISA remediation deadline 25 November 2024). Treat as an emergency change: patch or isolate now, then hunt for prior compromise.
Description
PTZOptics PT30X-SDI/NDI-xx before firmware 6.3.40 is vulnerable to an insufficient authentication issue. The camera does not properly enforce authentication to /cgi-bin/param.cgi when requests are sent without an HTTP Authorization header. The result is a remote and unauthenticated attacker can leak sensitive data such as usernames, password hashes, and configurations details. Additionally, the attacker can update individual configuration values or overwrite the whole file.
- CVSS 3.1
- 9.1 CRITICALCVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:N
- EPSS
- 58.79% probability · 99th percentile
- Public exploits
- None in Exploit-DB
- CISA KEV
- Listed 4 November 2024 · due 25 November 2024
- Weakness
- CWE-306, CWE-287
- Affected
- ptzoptics/pt30x-sdi firmware · ptzoptics/pt30x-ndi-xx-g2 firmware
- Source
- disclosure@vulncheck.com
EPSS moved from 58.8% on 24 September 2026 to 58.8% on 30 October 2026. The dashed line is the ten per cent mark our analysts treat as “patch before the next change window”.
CISA notes
Apply mitigations per vendor instructions or discontinue use of the product if mitigations are unavailable. https://ptzoptics.com/firmware-changelog/ ; https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2024-8956
References
- https://ptzoptics.com/firmware-changelog/Release Notes
- https://vulncheck.com/advisories/ptzoptics-insufficient-authThird Party Advisory
- https://www.cisa.gov/known-exploited-vulnerabilities-catalog?field_cve=CVE-2024-8956US Government Resource
- https://www.greynoise.io/blog/greynoise-intelligence-discovers-zero-day-vulnerabilities-in-live-streaming-cameras-with-the-help-of-aiThird Party Advisory
- https://www.labs.greynoise.io/grimoire/2024-10-31-sift-0-day-rce/Exploit, Third Party Advisory
Source: NVD record, EPSS from FIRST.org, KEV from CISA, exploits from Exploit-DB. Refreshed daily. Download this record as JSON.