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Vulnerability · CVE-2024-8956

PTZOptics PT30X-SDI/NDI Cameras Authentication Bypass Vulnerability

Published Sep 17, 2024 · catalog updated Jun 17, 2026 · PTZOptics PT30X-SDI/NDI Cameras

Patch now

CVE-2024-8956 is in the CISA known-exploited catalog, due Nov 25, 2024. Confirm PTZOptics PT30X-SDI/NDI Cameras against the vendor advisory and apply that fix. The CVSS score does not change the priority.

Gaps on this record

  • No version range is stored. A customer cannot check an installed version against this record.
Severity
Critical9.1
Known exploitation
CISA KEV and VulnCheck KEV
EPSS
58.79%
Remediation
Remediation guidance
Affected products
cpe ptzoptics/pt30x-ndi-xx-g2 firmware · cpe ptzoptics/pt30x-sdi firmware · vendor PTZOptics PT30X-SDI/NDI Cameras

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.

Are you affected?

Enter the version you run. The result uses only the ranges stored on this record.

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  • cpe ptzoptics/pt30x-ndi-xx-g2 firmwareversion unspecified
  • cpe ptzoptics/pt30x-sdi firmwareversion unspecified
  • vendor PTZOptics PT30X-SDI/NDI Camerasversion unspecified

How to fix CVE-2024-8956

What to do

Three questions, each answered from this record only. Confirm the vendor advisory before you patch.

Should you patch?

CVE-2024-8956 is in the CISA known-exploited catalog, due Nov 25, 2024. Confirm PTZOptics PT30X-SDI/NDI Cameras against the vendor advisory and apply that fix. The CVSS score does not change the priority.

Which versions are affected?

Affected version ranges are not on this record. Apply mitigations per vendor instructions or discontinue use of the product if mitigations are unavailable.

What should an analyst verify?

CWE-287: Improper Authentication; CWE-306: Missing Authentication for Critical Function. EPSS 58.79%. The CISA KEV listing is the exploitation evidence. No Exploit-DB or Metasploit reference is linked. Use the source links for the original advisory.

Code

The project this record applies to. Exploit listings stay in References.

No public source repository is identified for this product.

Timeline

Detection, updates, and resolution for this record.

  1. Sep 17, 2024 · Catalog

    Detected

    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 at

  2. Nov 4, 2024 · CISA KEV

    Known exploited

    Apply mitigations per vendor instructions or discontinue use of the product if mitigations are unavailable.

  3. Nov 25, 2024 · CISA KEV

    Remediation due

    Apply mitigations per vendor instructions or discontinue use of the product if mitigations are unavailable.

  4. Jun 17, 2026 · Catalog

    Updated

    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 at

Sources

  • CISA KEVConfirmed exploitationCVE-2024-8956

    PTZOptics PT30X-SDI/NDI cameras contain an insecure direct object reference (IDOR) vulnerability that allows a remote, attacker to bypass authentication for the /cgi-bin/param.cgi CGI script. If combined with CVE-2024-8957, this can lead to remote code execution as root.

    cisa.gov
  • CVE.orgVulnerability recordCVE-2024-8956

    Official CVE identifier

    cve.org
  • FIRST EPSSExploitation probabilityCVE-2024-8956

    30-day exploitation probability 58.8%

    first.org
  • NIST NVDVulnerability recordCVE-2024-8956

    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

    nvd.nist.gov
  • VulnCheck KEVConfirmed exploitationCVE-2024-8956

    PTZOptics PT30X-SDI/NDI cameras contain an insecure direct object reference (IDOR) vulnerability that allows a remote, attacker to bypass authentication for the /cgi-bin/param.cgi CGI script. If combined with CVE-2024-8957, this can lead to remote code execution as root.

    vulncheck.com

References

Freshness

Last verified in this catalog Oct 17, 2026. Significant claims (KEV, EPSS, CVSS, affected ranges) come from the source rows above — open the original publisher for the authoritative advisory.