CVE-2024-8956
Actively exploited. CVE-2024-8956 is listed in the CISA Known Exploited Vulnerabilities catalog (added 2024-11-04) — exploitation has been observed in the wild, and US federal agencies are required to remediate it under BOD 22-01. Treat patching as urgent.
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.
CSIRTS triage
- What
- There is an authentication bypass vulnerability that allows remote attackers to access the CGI script.
- 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.
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Exploitation outlook
- Exploitation confirmedAlready exploited in the wild (CISA KEV) — the prediction phase is over. Patch now. Riskier than 99% of all EPSS-scored CVEs.
Advisory coverage (1)
- criticalexploitedCVE-2024-8956: PTZOptics PT30X-SDI/NDI Cameras Authentication Bypass Vulnerabilitycisa-kev · 2024-11-04
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