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PTZOptics PT30X-SDI/NDI Cameras OS Command Injection Vulnerability

CVE-2024-8957 · PTZOptics PT30X-SDI/NDI Cameras · Published 2024-09-17

How bad would it be?

7.2 out of 10

CVSS rates it high.

How likely is it to be used?

80%

Estimated chance of exploitation in the next 30 days, among the top 1% of all scored flaws (EPSS, 2026-10-29).

Is it already being used?

Yes

CISA has seen it exploited in real attacks. For US government agencies the fix is deadline passed 704 days ago (2024-11-25).

What CISA says to do

Apply mitigations per vendor instructions or discontinue use of the product if mitigations are unavailable.

PTZOptics PT30X-SDI/NDI cameras contain an OS command injection vulnerability that allows a remote, authenticated attacker to escalate privileges to root via a crafted payload with the ntp_addr parameter of the /cgi-bin/param.cgi CGI script.

What the flaw is

PTZOptics PT30X-SDI/NDI-xx before firmware 6.3.40 is vulnerable to an OS command injection issue. The camera does not sufficiently validate the ntp_addr configuration value which may lead to arbitrary command execution when ntp_client is started. When chained with CVE-2024-8956, a remote and unauthenticated attacker can execute arbitrary OS commands on affected devices.

From the NVD.

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