Threats / PTZOptics / CVE-2024-8957
CVE-2024-8957
· EUVD no mirror located
· GCVE no mirror located
Verified 2026-08-04
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 · 2024-11-045EPSS 0.8204 (verify live)6CVSS 7.23CISA SSVC Exploitation: active · Automatable: no · Impact: total4
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Is it exploitable?
— the evidence, ranked above the scoreReported exploitation
10 independent public reports of in-the-wild exploitation are cataloged.Distinct reporting sources (vendor, incident response, government); open them for the underlying claims.
Exploited in the wild
Listed in the CISA Known Exploited Vulnerabilities catalog (added 2024-11-04).
Probability (EPSS)
EPSS 0.8204 — modeled likelihood of exploitation activity.EPSS is a daily-changing model output — open the source for today's value.
Severity / affected
CVSS 7.2 (CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:H/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H) · Affected: PTZOptics, PT30X-SDI/NDI Cameras. Confirm exact fixed builds in the vendor advisory.CVSS — CNA-assigned (CVE.org), version 3.1, set at disclosure.
Weakness (CWE)
Mapped to CWE-78 OS Command Injection — weakness family: Injection.CWE — CNA-assigned (CVE.org); the weakness class drives how the flaw is exploited.
CISA SSVC (triage disposition)
Exploitation: active · Automatable: no · Technical Impact: totalCISA's own stakeholder-specific triage inputs, published in the CVE record (CISA Coordinator role). NOTE: this is CISA's three decision points; the final Act/Attend/Track decision also requires a Mission & Well-being input not published here, so no overall decision is asserted.
Currency of the record
CISA added this to its KEV catalog 48 days after the CVE record was published.KEV lag = CISA-KEV dateAdded − CVE.org datePublished; a floor on how long the known-exploited flaw sat in the public record before the federal catalog listed it. Severity/weakness here is CNA- or CISA-assigned (current at disclosure), independent of NVD's analysis backlog.
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Who’s exploiting it?
— attribution turns risk into urgencyAttribution 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.
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Why it matters
— the attack path, told twice: adversary, then board1
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.
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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.
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Coverage & confidence
— what we know, and what we don’tEstablished (cited)
Coverage gaps — stated, not hidden
Disclosure & credit2
Catalogued by VulnCheckCNA
Credited with finding itKonstantin Lazarev of GreyNoisefinder