CVE-2024-8957: PTZOptics PT30X-SDI/NDI Cameras OS Command Injection Vulnerability

Is it exploited?

Yes. CISA added it to the Known Exploited Vulnerabilities catalog on 4 Nov 2024, 48 days after the CVE record was published.

How likely is exploitation in the next 30 days?

79.8%

EPSS score, percentile 99.6 of all scored records

How severe?

7.2 High

CVSS v3.1 base score, given by the CNA

What should I do?

Required action (CISA), due 25 Nov 2024: Apply mitigations per vendor instructions or discontinue use of the product if mitigations are unavailable.

Advisories and patches (1)

Which versions are affected?

Affected: before 6.3.40; before 6.3.40

Versions by product

Source: CISA Known Exploited Vulnerabilities (KEV) catalog, 2026.10.28, as of 28 Oct 2026; FIRST Exploit Prediction Scoring System (EPSS), v2026.06.15, as of 28 Oct 2026; CVE List V5 (CVE Program), cve_2026-10-28_0000Z, as of 28 Oct 2026. About the data.

What to do

CISA due date for this action: 25 November 2024.

Advisories and patches

• ptzoptics.com (Vendor advisory)

Linked from CISA's catalog entry

• https://ptzoptics.com/firmware-changelog/
• https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2024-8957

Affected products and versions

As listed in the CVE record.

Versions not listed are: unaffected.

Versions not listed are: unaffected.

Source: CVE List V5 (CVE Program), cve_2026-10-28_0000Z, as of 28 Oct 2026. About the data.

About this vulnerability

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.

Summary: CISA's KEV catalog, as of 28 Oct 2026.

• CISA added CVE-2024-8957 to its Known Exploited Vulnerabilities (KEV) catalog on 4 Nov 2024.
• CISA's ransomware flag for this entry is "Unknown": no evidence of ransomware use in the catalog, which is not proof of none.
• The due date CISA sets for the required action is 25 Nov 2024.
• The CVE record was published on 17 Sep 2024, 48 days before it was added to KEV.
• The CVE record carries a CVSS v3.1 base score of 7.2 (High), given by its CNA.
• FIRST's EPSS model puts the probability of exploitation in the next 30 days at 79.8% (percentile 99.6), as of 28 Oct 2026.
• CISA's SSVC assessment in the CVE record: exploitation active, automatable no, technical impact total.

Source: CISA Known Exploited Vulnerabilities (KEV) catalog, 2026.10.28, as of 28 Oct 2026; CVE List V5 (CVE Program), cve_2026-10-28_0000Z, as of 28 Oct 2026; FIRST Exploit Prediction Scoring System (EPSS), v2026.06.15, as of 28 Oct 2026. About the data.

Description

PTZOptics NDI and SDI Cameras Command Injection via NTP Address Configuration

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.

Source: CVE List V5 (CVE Program), cve_2026-10-28_0000Z, as of 28 Oct 2026. About the data.

Weakness

• CWE-78: Improper Neutralization of Special Elements used in an OS Command ('OS Command Injection')

Attack patterns (CAPEC)

• CAPEC-88: OS Command Injection

CWE and CAPEC are maintained by MITRE; the entries are those named in the CVE record and the KEV entry.

Timeline

References

• vulncheck.com (Third-party advisory)

More exploited PTZOptics vulnerabilities

• CVE-2024-8956: PTZOptics PT30X-SDI/NDI Cameras Authentication Bypass Vulnerability (added 4 Nov 2024)