# CVE-2024-8956: PTZOptics PT30X-SDI/NDI Cameras Authentication Bypass

> Remote attackers can access sensitive configuration data and modify settings on PTZOptics cameras due to missing authentication checks on a specific endpoint.

- **Severity:** Critical 9.1 (`CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:N`)
- **Exploited in the wild:** Yes, since 4 Nov 2024 (CISA KEV)
- **Login needed:** Not needed
- **Attackable:** Over the internet
- **Victim action needed:** Not needed
- **Fix available:** No
- **Published:** 17 Sep 2024
- **Updated:** 22 Nov 2025
- **Also known as:** GHSA-58rw-8pf6-2mgq

## What is CVE-2024-8956?

CVE-2024-8956 is a critical missing authorization vulnerability in PTZOptics PT30X-NDI, published on 17 Sep 2024. An attacker can exploit it over the internet without logging in, with no action from the victim.

### Official 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.

Weakness: CWE-287 (Improper Authentication), CWE-306 (Missing Authentication for Critical Functionality)

## Which versions are affected by CVE-2024-8956?

It affects 2 products.


Products: Ptzoptics Pt30x-Ndi-Xx-G2 Firmware, Ptzoptics Pt30x-Sdi Firmware.

## How do I fix CVE-2024-8956?

No fix has been published for CVE-2024-8956 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available. US federal agencies must fix it by 25 Nov 2024.

## Is CVE-2024-8956 being exploited?

Yes. Attackers have exploited CVE-2024-8956 in the wild since at least 4 Nov 2024.

## Other vulnerabilities in PTZOptics PT30X-NDI

- [CVE-2024-8957](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2024-8957/): PTZOptics PT30X-SDI/NDI Cameras OS Command Injection (high 7.2, exploited in the wild)

## Fix prompt for AI coding agents

```text
Check this codebase for CVE-2024-8956 and fix it if it is affected.

What it is: CVE-2024-8956 is a critical missing authorization vulnerability in PTZOptics PT30X-NDI, published on 17 Sep 2024. An attacker can exploit it over the internet without logging in, with no action from the victim.
Exploitation: Yes. Attackers have exploited CVE-2024-8956 in the wild since at least 4 Nov 2024.

Affected product: PTZOptics PT30X-NDI. No package-level version data is available, so check the vendor advisory linked from the reference page.

Task:
1. Search the dependency manifests and lockfiles (for example package.json, package-lock.json, requirements.txt, poetry.lock, uv.lock, pom.xml, build.gradle, go.mod, Cargo.lock, Gemfile.lock) and any Dockerfiles for the affected packages, including transitive dependencies.
2. If an affected version is in use, upgrade it to the fixed version for its release line with the project's package manager, so the lockfile is regenerated. Prefer the smallest upgrade that fixes it.
3. If there is no fix, or the upgrade would break the build, do not guess: explain the risk and the safest workaround instead.
4. Run the tests and summarise what changed and why.
5. If nothing in the project is affected, say so and change nothing.

Reference: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2024-8956/ (Markdown: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2024-8956/index.md)
```

## Sources

- CVE record: https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2024-8956
- NVD: https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2024-8956
- OSV: https://osv.dev/vulnerability/CVE-2024-8956

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From sbomify Insights: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2024-8956/
Summaries are generated and may contain mistakes; the official description above is the record.