CVE-2024-8957
PTZOptics NDI and SDI Cameras Command Injection via NTP Address Configuration
- High 7.2
- Exploited: added to CISA KEV 4 Nov 2024
Description
PTZOptics PT30X-SDI/NDI-xx before firmware 6.3.40 is vulnerable to an OS command injection issue. The camera does not sufficiently validate the ntp_addr configuration value which may lead to arbitrary command execution when ntp_client is started. When chained with CVE-2024-8956, a remote and unauthenticated attacker can execute arbitrary OS commands on affected devices.
Key facts
- Published
- 17 Sep 2024
- Last changed
- 27 Dec 2025
- Assigned by
- VulnCheck
- KEV added
- 4 Nov 2024
- KEV fix due
- 25 Nov 2024
- EPSS
- 79.84% likely to be exploited in the next 30 days, higher than 99.617% of CVEs (scores for 15 Nov 2026)
- SSVC (CISA)
- Exploitation: active; Automatable: no; Technical impact: total
Severity scores
Each score is shown as its source gave it. They are not averaged or merged.
- 7.2CVSS 3.1, Highfrom the CNA (VulnCheck)
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:H/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
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-88 OS Command Injection (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.
Affected products
| Vendor | Product | Versions |
|---|---|---|
| PTZOptics | PT30X-SDI |
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| PTZOptics | PT30X-NDI |
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Timeline
- 17 Sep 2024 Published
- 4 Nov 2024 CVE-2024-8957 added to CISA KEV
- 4 Nov 2024 Added to the CISA KEV catalogue
Weakness
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HackZoneLabs has a hands-on lab on OS command injection (CWE-78).