# 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.

- **Severity:** Critical 9.3 (`CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:N/UI:N/VC:H/VI:H/VA:H/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N`)
- **Exploited in the wild:** Not known
- **Login needed:** Not needed
- **Attackable:** Over the internet
- **Victim action needed:** Not needed
- **Fix available:** No
- **Published:** 5 Sep 2025
- **Updated:** 8 Sep 2025
- **Also known as:** GHSA-j5fj-cv29-j569

## 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 (Use of Hard-coded Credentials)

## Which versions are affected by CVE-2025-35451?

It affects 51 products.


Products: 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, Ptzoptics Pt20x-Ndi-Xx Firmware, Ptzoptics Pt20x-Sdi-Xx-G2 Firmware, Ptzoptics Pt20x-Usb-Xx-G2 Firmware, Ptzoptics Pt20x-Zcam Firmware, Ptzoptics Pt30x-Ndi-Xx Firmware, Ptzoptics Pt30x-Sdi-Xx-G2 Firmware, Ptzoptics Pteptz-Ndi-Zcam-G2 Firmware, Ptzoptics Pteptz-Zcam-G2 Firmware, Ptzoptics Ptvl-Zcam Firmware, Ptzoptics Vl Fixed Camera Firmware, Smtav Ba12-N Firmware, Smtav Ba12s Firmware, Smtav Ba20-N Firmware, Smtav Ba20s Firmware and 31 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

- [CVE-2025-35452](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2025-35452/): Pan-Tilt-Zoom cameras default administrative credentials for web interface (critical 9.2)

## Fix prompt for AI coding agents

```text
Check this codebase for CVE-2025-35451 and fix it if it is affected.

What it is: 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.
Exploitation: There is no known exploitation of CVE-2025-35451 in the wild and no public exploit code.

Affected product: PTZOptics 12x Fixed Camera/NDI Fixed Camera. 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-2025-35451/ (Markdown: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2025-35451/index.md)
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## Sources

- CVE record: https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2025-35451
- NVD: https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2025-35451
- OSV: https://osv.dev/vulnerability/CVE-2025-35451

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From sbomify Insights: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2025-35451/
Summaries are generated and may contain mistakes; the official description above is the record.