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CVE-2024-8957: PTZOptics PT30X-SDI/NDI Cameras OS Command Injection Vulnerability

criticalknown exploitedCVE-2024-8957
Actively exploited. At least one CVE in this advisory is listed in the CISA Known Exploited Vulnerabilities catalog — exploitation has been observed in the wild. Treat remediation as urgent.
PTZOptics PT30X-SDI/NDI cameras contain an OS command injection vulnerability that allows a remote, authenticated attacker to escalate privileges to root via a crafted payload with the ntp_addr parameter of the /cgi-bin/param.cgi CGI script.

CSIRTS triage

What
An OS command injection vulnerability allows remote authenticated attackers to escalate privileges to root.
Who is affected
Deployments of PTZOptics PT30X-SDI/NDI cameras are affected.
Urgency
Remediation is urgent due to active exploitation and critical severity.
Action
Update the firmware to the latest version to mitigate the vulnerability.

AI-assisted analysis generated from the source advisory — verify against the original.

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Details

Source
CISA Known Exploited Vulnerabilities (US · database · site)
Severity
critical
Published
2024-11-04
Exploitation
Observed in the wild (CISA KEV)

Original advisory: https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2024-8957

Exploitation outlook

EPSS (FIRST.org) estimates each CVE’s probability of exploitation in the next 30 days — here is the CSIRTS.com read on those numbers.

Referenced CVEs

CVECSIRTS overviewExternal
CVE-2024-8957coverage & exploitation statusNVD · CVE.org

Recent advisories for PTZOptics PT30X-SDI/NDI Cameras

A cluster of recent advisories against the same product widens the attack surface — attackers routinely chain freshly published CVEs on one product, so review these together.

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