What is CVE-2024-8956?

CVE-2024-8956 is a critical-severity vulnerability in Ptzoptics Pt30x-ndi, classified under Missing Authentication for Critical Function. CVSS score: 9.1/10. Published 2024-09-17.

How severe is CVE-2024-8956?

Critical severity. CVSS v3 base score is 9.1 out of 10.

Is CVE-2024-8956 known to be exploited?

Yes. CVE-2024-8956 is listed in the CISA Known Exploited Vulnerabilities catalog (added 2024-11-04), indicating it is being actively exploited. 4 public proof-of-concept repositories are indexed.

Auth bypass in Ptzoptics Pt30x-ndi

CVE-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…

Vulnerability class: Broken Authentication

EPSS: 0.836 (99.3th percentile) — read the EPSS interpretation.

CVSS v3 metric

CVSS v3 base score 9.1 (Critical). Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:N.

Affected products

Ptzoptics Pt30x-ndi — versions 0
Ptzoptics Pt30x-sdi — versions 0

Weakness classification (CWE)

CWE-306 — Missing Authentication for Critical Function

CISA KEV (Known Exploited Vulnerabilities)

This CVE is on the CISA KEV catalog, added on 2024-11-04. CISA KEV inclusion means CISA has confirmed in-the-wild exploitation; US federal agencies are required to remediate within a published due date.

BOD 22-01 due date: 2024-11-25.

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

Public proof-of-concept exploits

References

ptzoptics.com/firmware-changelog/ (vendor-advisory)
vulncheck.com/advisories/ptzoptics-insufficient-auth (third-party-advisory)

Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2024-8956?: CVE-2024-8956 is a critical-severity vulnerability in Ptzoptics Pt30x-ndi, classified under Missing Authentication for Critical Function. CVSS score: 9.1/10. Published 2024-09-17.
How severe is CVE-2024-8956?: Critical severity. CVSS v3 base score is 9.1 out of 10.
Is CVE-2024-8956 known to be exploited?: Yes. CVE-2024-8956 is listed in the CISA Known Exploited Vulnerabilities catalog (added 2024-11-04), indicating it is being actively exploited. 4 public proof-of-concept repositories are indexed.