# CVE-2024-8956: PTZOptics NDI and SDI Cameras /cgi-bin/param.cgi Insufficient Authentication

> CVE-2024-8956: PTZOptics NDI and SDI Cameras /cgi-bin/param.cgi Insufficient Authentication. CVSS 9.1 (CVSS 3.1), in CISA KEV.

Canonical: https://rewindex.com/cve/CVE-2024-8956
Last updated: 2025-11-22T12:09:58Z

- Published: 2024-09-17 19:59 UTC · Updated: 2025-11-22 12:09 UTC · Assigner: VulnCheck
- CVSS: 9.1 (CVSS 3.1) · Severity: Critical · Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:N
- EPSS: 58.8%, 99th percentile (scored 2026-10-25)
- CISA KEV: yes, added 2024-11-04, federal due date 2024-11-25, ransomware use: Unknown
- CWE: CWE-306

## 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.

## CISA required action

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

## Affected vendors and products

- ptzoptics: pt30x-ndi-xx-g2\_firmware
- ptzoptics: pt30x-sdi\_firmware
- PTZOptics: PT30X-NDI
- PTZOptics: PT30X-SDI

## References

- [CVE record on cve.org](https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2024-8956)
- [NVD entry](https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2024-8956)
- [https://ptzoptics.com/firmware-changelog/](https://ptzoptics.com/firmware-changelog/)
- [https://vulncheck.com/advisories/ptzoptics-insufficient-auth](https://vulncheck.com/advisories/ptzoptics-insufficient-auth)

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_Sources: CVE records from the CVE Program (cve.org). CVE® is a registered trademark of The MITRE Corporation. (https://www.cve.org/) This product uses data from the NVD API but is not endorsed or certified by the NVD. (https://nvd.nist.gov/) Known Exploited Vulnerabilities catalog from CISA. (https://www.cisa.gov/known-exploited-vulnerabilities-catalog) EPSS scores from FIRST (Exploit Prediction Scoring System). (https://www.first.org/epss/)_


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Canonical: https://rewindex.com/cve/CVE-2024-8956 · Markdown: https://rewindex.com/cve/CVE-2024-8956.md · JSON: https://rewindex.com/api/v1/cves/CVE-2024-8956 · Data licensed CC BY 4.0 (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/) · Generated 2026-10-26T03:11:19.488Z