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CVE-2024-8956 — PTZOptics PT30X-SDI/NDI Cameras Authentication Bypass Vulnerability

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 unauthenticat

CVSS
9.1 CRITICAL
EPSS
83.61% (top 0.70%)
CWE
CWE-306
Published
2024-09-17T19:59:27.205Z
Last modified
2025-11-22T12:09:58.681Z
CVSS vector
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:N
CISA KEV — Actively Exploited
Added to KEV
2024-11-04
BOD 22-01 due
2024-11-25
Ransomware use
Unknown

01What is this vulnerability?

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…

02Affected products

VendorProductVersions
PTZOpticsPT30XSDI — 0
PTZOpticsPT30XNDI — 0

03Active exploitation status

Yes — actively exploited. Added to the CISA KEV catalog on 2024-11-04. Ransomware use: Unknown.

04Recommended remediation

05Technical details

For the full vendor write-up, exploit chains, and reference implementations, see the references list in section 09.

06Detection signatures

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07Related CVEs

No directly-cited follow-up CVEs in the KB record for this advisory. The references list in section 09 carries the vendor cross-references.

08Timeline

09References

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