CVE-2024-8956 — PTZOptics PT30X-SDI/NDI Cameras Authentication Bypass Vulnerability
Overview
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.
Vulnerability details
- CVE ID
- CVE-2024-8956
- Vulnerability
- PTZOptics PT30X-SDI/NDI Cameras Authentication Bypass Vulnerability
- Vendor
- PTZOptics
- Affected products
- PTZOptics: PT30X-SDI/NDI Cameras
- Severity
- HIGH
- Exploitation status
- Actively exploited in the wild (CISA KEV)
- Published
- 2024-11-04
Remediation guidance
CVE-2024-8956 is in CISA's Known Exploited Vulnerabilities (KEV) catalog — U.S. federal civilian agencies are required to remediate it under Binding Operational Directive 22-01. Treat it as a priority for every environment.
Apply the vendor's official security update for PTZOptics the affected product as soon as possible. Where a patch is unavailable, apply vendor mitigations or isolate/segment exposed systems.
Hunt for indicators of compromise tied to this vulnerability and confirm logging/EDR coverage on affected assets.
Authoritative references
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