CVE-2025-35451 Pan-Tilt-Zoom cameras hard-coded default passwords with SSH and telnet enabled
Attackers can gain administrative access to PTZ cameras via hard-coded credentials and enabled SSH/telnet services, leading to full device compromise.
- Exploited in the wild
- Not known
- Login needed
- Not needed
- Attackable
- Over the internet
- Victim action needed
- Not needed
- Fix
- None listed
What is CVE-2025-35451?
CVE-2025-35451 is a critical vulnerability in PTZOptics 12x Fixed Camera/NDI Fixed Camera, published on 5 Sep 2025. An attacker can exploit it over the internet without logging in, with no action from the victim.
Official description
PTZOptics and possibly other ValueHD-based pan-tilt-zoom cameras use hard-coded, default administrative credentials. The passwords can readily be cracked. Many cameras have SSH or telnet listening on all interfaces. The passwords cannot be changed by the user, nor can the SSH or telnet service be disabled by the user.
Weakness: CWE-798
Which versions are affected by CVE-2025-35451?
It affects 51 products.
Products include Multicam-Systems Mcamii Ptz Firmware, Ptzoptics Ndi Fixed Camera Firmware, Ptzoptics Pt12x-Ndi-Xx Firmware, Ptzoptics Pt12x-Sdi-Xx-G2 Firmware, Ptzoptics Pt12x-Usb-Xx-G2 Firmware, Ptzoptics Pt12x-Zcam Firmware and 45 more.
How do I fix CVE-2025-35451?
No fix has been published for CVE-2025-35451 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.
Is CVE-2025-35451 being exploited?
There is no known exploitation of CVE-2025-35451 in the wild and no public exploit code.
Other vulnerabilities in PTZOptics 12x Fixed Camera/NDI Fixed Camera
Sources
Also known as GHSA-j5fj-cv29-j569.