Vulnerability report

Exploitation attempts observed in the wild Confirmed confidence In CISA KEV

CVE-2024-8956

PT30X-SDI

PTZOptics / PT30X-SDI · affected before 6.3.40

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Severity
CVSS 9.1 · Critical
Confidence
Confirmed
Exploit status
Exploitation attempts observed in the wild
EPSS
58.8%
First observed
—
Last observed
—

Decision summary

What security teams need to know first

Direct answers before the deeper technical record.

What it is

CVE-2024-8956 is an unauthenticated vulnerability affecting PTZOptics PT30X-SDI, PT30X-NDI. PTZOptics PT30X-SDI/NDI-xx before firmware 6.3.40 is vulnerable to an insufficient authentication issue. The camera does not...

Have exploitation attempts been observed?

Yes. Exploitation attempts have been reported for this vulnerability. Previdian lists it as a known exploited vulnerability. Listed in CISA KEV. Confidence is confirmed.

Who is affected?

PTZOptics / PT30X-SDI affected before 6.3.40.

What should we do?

Prioritize remediation. Validate affected assets and apply vendor fixes on an accelerated timeline.

Overview

PTZOptics PT30X-SDI/NDI-xx before firmware 6.3.40 is vulnerable to an insufficient authentication issue

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.

ptzoptics Affected
pt30x-sdi_firmware
Before 6.3.40
ptzoptics Affected
pt30x-ndi-xx-g2_firmware
Before 6.3.40
PTZOptics Affected
PT30X-SDI
Before 6.3.40
PTZOptics Affected
PT30X-NDI
Before 6.3.40
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Published
17 Sep 2024
Exploitation Attempts Reported
04 Nov 2024
Attack vector
Remote
Complexity
Low
Privileges
None
User interaction
None

Tags

cisa nessus_scanner

CVE References

Exploitation evidence

Evidence of exploitation attempts

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Exploitation attempts observed in the wild

CISA

Recorded 04 Nov 2024

A trusted third party reported exploitation attempts.

Known exploited vulnerability sources

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Source Added
CISA First 2024-11-04 00:00 UTC

Detection

Operational artifacts and observed signals

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Observed signals

Request targets
User-Agents
Callback hosts
0
0
0

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Virtual patch status

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Scanner Artifacts

Scanner and exploit-framework references linked to this CVE.

Scanner Reference Detected
Nessus https://www.tenable.com/plugins/nessus/210334 02 Jun 2025

Risk and context

Severity, weaknesses, and research context

CVSS v3.1

9.1 Critical

Potential damage if exploited. Separate from whether attackers are using it.

CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:N

EPSS

58.8%

Estimated chance of exploitation in the next 30 days. Previdian's warning comes from evidence, not this score.

Weaknesses

Missing Authentication for Critical Function CWE-306

Timeline

From disclosure to observed exploitation attempts

  1. 09:26 UTC

    Nessus plugin available

    Scanner coverage available

  2. 00:00 UTC

    Added to CISA KEV

    Listed in the CISA Known Exploited Vulnerabilities catalog

  3. 19:59 UTC

    CVE published

    Vulnerability disclosed publicly

  4. 19:08 UTC

    CVE ID reserved

    Identifier reserved by the CNA

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Sample API response 
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  "cve_id": "CVE-2024-8956",
  "confidence": "Confirmed",
  "cvss_score": 9.1,
  "cvss_estimated": false,
  "epss_score": 0.58787,
  "exploit_status": {
    "exploited_in_the_wild": true,
    "active_exploitation_observed": false
  },
  "sensor_telemetry": { "attempts": 0, "sensors": 0 }
}