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CVE-2024-8957 · EUVD no mirror located · GCVE no mirror located Verified 2026-06-22

PTZOptics PT30X-SDI/NDI Cameras vulnerability

PTZOptics PT30X-SDI/NDI cameras contain an OS command injection vulnerability in the /cgi-bin/param.cgi script that allows authenticated attackers to escalate privileges to root via a crafted ntp_addr parameter.

Verdict

Today item — known-exploited.

Remote authenticated attackers can inject arbitrary OS commands through the ntp_addr parameter, achieving root-level code execution on affected PTZOptics cameras. Active exploitation has been observed in the wild.

CISA KEV Yes · 2024-11-043EPSS 0.82075 (verify live)4
01

Is it exploitable?

— the evidence, ranked above the score
Reported exploitation
9 independent public reports of in-the-wild exploitation are cataloged.Distinct reporting sources (vendor, incident response, government); open them for the underlying claims.
cve.org ↗labs.greynoise.io ↗cisa.gov ↗blog.xlab.qianxin.com ↗Confirmed
Exploited in the wild
Listed in the CISA Known Exploited Vulnerabilities catalog (added 2024-11-04).
CISA KEV ↗Confirmed
Probability (EPSS)
EPSS 0.82075 — modeled likelihood of exploitation activity.EPSS is a daily-changing model output — open the source for today's value.
FIRST EPSS ↗High
Severity / affected
Affected: PTZOptics, PT30X-SDI/NDI Cameras. Confirm exact fixed builds in the vendor advisory.
NVD ↗Reported
Weakness (CWE)
Mapped to CWE-78 OS Command Injection — weakness family: Injection.CWE assignment from the public NVD record; the weakness class drives how the flaw is exploited.
NVD ↗Reported
WeaknessCWE-78 · OS Command InjectionInjection
02

Who’s exploiting it?

— attribution turns risk into urgency
Attribution not established

No confirmed (advisory-backed) threat-actor attribution is established for this record. Absence of a named actor is not absence of compromise — see Coverage & confidence.

03

Why it matters

— the attack path, told twice: adversary, then board
1

Front door — unauthenticated access narrative 1

Attacker
I authenticate to the camera's web interface using valid credentials.
Business
Legitimate administrative access is a prerequisite; credential compromise or weak defaults increase risk.
2

Keys to the kingdom — privilege/identity takeover narrative 2

Attacker
I craft a malicious payload containing shell metacharacters in the ntp_addr parameter sent to /cgi-bin/param.cgi.
Business
The application fails to sanitize user input before passing it to system commands.
3

Lateral reach — past segmentation narrative 3

Attacker
I execute arbitrary operating system commands with root privileges on the camera.
Business
Complete device compromise enables unauthorized surveillance manipulation, data exfiltration, or use as a pivot point into the network.
04

What to do

— defensible action
  • Remediate per the vendor advisory — confirm the fixed build for your version and verify exposure.1
Say it to the boardA vulnerability with this evidence profile is a defensible budget line, not a backlog ticket — fund the change against the proof above.
05

Coverage & confidence

— what we know, and what we don’t

Established (cited)

  • KEV listing (CISA)
  • EPSS probability (FIRST)
  • 9 reported-exploitation source(s)
  • CWE weakness mapping (NVD)
  • Catalogued by VulnCheck (CNA)
  • Named finder/reporter credit (CVE.org)

    • Coverage gaps — stated, not hidden

  • No EUVD / GCVE mirror in feed — single-authority dependency for the identifier.
  • EPSS & exposure are time-varying; verify live at the source.
  • Threat-actor attribution not established from feed data — absence of a name is not absence of compromise.
    • Disclosure & credit2
    Catalogued by VulnCheckCNA
    Credited with finding itKonstantin Lazarev of GreyNoisefinder