Is CVE-2024-8956 actively exploited?

CVE-2024-8956 has no public evidence of in-the-wild exploitation as of 2025-10-27.

What is the CVSS score for CVE-2024-8956?

CVE-2024-8956 has a CVSS score of 9.1 (CRITICAL severity). Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:N.

How do I patch CVE-2024-8956?

Patch guidance is available from ptzoptics security advisories. CVEDatabase generates AI-assisted remediation guidance on demand for CVE-2024-8956.

Fix CVE-2024-8956 - CRITICAL ptzoptics pt30x-sdi firmware

Q: Which products are affected by CVE-2024-8956?

2 products: ptzoptics pt30x-sdi firmware, ptzoptics pt30x-ndi-xx-g2 firmware.

Description

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.

CVSS Metrics

Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:N
Attack Vector: network
Complexity: low
Privileges: none
User Action: none
Scope: unchanged
Confidentiality: high
Integrity: high
Availability: none
Weaknesses: CWE-306 · Missing Authentication CWE-287 · Improper Authentication

Metadata

Primary Vendor: PTZOPTICS
Published: 9/17/2024
Last Modified: 10/27/2025
Source: NIST NVD
Note: Verify all details with official vendor sources before applying patches.

CVE-2024-8956

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