CVE-2024-8956

PTZOptics NDI and SDI Cameras /cgi-bin/param.cgi Insufficient Authentication

  • Critical 9.1
  • Exploited: added to CISA KEV 4 Nov 2024

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.

Key facts

Published
17 Sep 2024
Last changed
22 Nov 2025
Assigned by
VulnCheck
KEV added
4 Nov 2024
KEV fix due
25 Nov 2024
EPSS
58.787% likely to be exploited in the next 30 days, higher than 99.121% of CVEs (scores for 15 Nov 2026)
SSVC (CISA)
Exploitation: active; Automatable: yes; Technical impact: total

Severity scores

Each score is shown as its source gave it. They are not averaged or merged.

  • 9.1CVSS 3.1, Criticalfrom the CNA (VulnCheck)CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:N

What to do

  • Apply mitigations per vendor instructions or discontinue use of the product if mitigations are unavailable.CISA KEV required action

Historical context and remediation

This reference retains the original CVE publication date. A recent record update does not mean a new attack occurred.

CAPEC-114 Authentication Abuse (CNA impact statement)

Version statuses below come from the CNA. An “unaffected” version is not necessarily a currently supported release or proof of a patch date. EPSS is a dated risk estimate, not a count of historical attacks.

Read the original CVE record.

Affected products

VendorProductVersions
PTZOpticsPT30X-SDI
  • Default status: unaffected
  • 0 up to but excluding 6.3.40 (affected)
PTZOpticsPT30X-NDI
  • Default status: unaffected
  • 0 up to but excluding 6.3.40 (affected)

Timeline

  1. 17 Sep 2024 Published
  2. 4 Nov 2024 CVE-2024-8956 added to CISA KEV
  3. 4 Nov 2024 Added to the CISA KEV catalogue

Weakness

References