# CVE-2024-8956: PTZOptics PT30X-SDI/NDI Cameras Authentication Bypass Vulnerability

Source: https://junglewise.ai/threats/cve-2024-8956-ptzoptics-pt30x-sdi-ndi-cameras-authentication-bypass  
Publisher: Junglewise Threat Intelligence, https://junglewise.ai/threats  
Published: 2024-11-04. Updated: 2026-05-09  
License: CC BY 4.0 with a link back

CVE-2024-8956 · Severity: critical · CVSS 9.1 · Exploited in the wild · Published 2024-11-04

PTZOptics PT30X-SDI/NDI cameras fail to enforce authentication for the /cgi-bin/param.cgi script when an HTTP Authorization header is missing. This allows a remote, unauthenticated attacker to leak sensitive data including credentials and configuration details, or modify the device configuration.

## Quick answers

**Is CVE-2024-8956 exploited in the wild?** Yes. CVE-2024-8956 is known to be exploited in the wild, first recorded on 4 November 2024. Treat it as urgent.

**How severe is CVE-2024-8956?** Critical severity, with a CVSS score of 9.1, published 4 November 2024.

**Which products and versions are affected?** PTZOptics PT30X-SDI Firmware before 6.3.40; PTZOptics PT30X-NDI-XX-G2 Firmware before 6.3.40.

**Is there a fix for CVE-2024-8956?** No fixed version is recorded yet. Check the vendor's advisory in the references below. If you run it, Junglewise drafts a mitigation that fits your setup and applies it once you approve, with senior security engineers behind it.

**How is CVE-2024-8956 attacked?** It is attacked over the network, in a network appliance.

**Am I affected by CVE-2024-8956?** Check whether you run PTZOptics NDI Cameras, PTZOptics PT30X-SDI or PTZOptics PT30X-SDI/NDI Cameras. Junglewise does that check for you around the clock: connect your code, cloud and domains, and it matches new vulnerabilities like this one against what you actually run and tells you when one reaches you.

## Affected products

- PTZOptics PT30X-SDI Firmware before 6.3.40
- PTZOptics PT30X-NDI-XX-G2 Firmware before 6.3.40

## Timeline

- 2024-09-17: disclosed: NVD Published Date
- 2024-11-04: kev added: Added to CISA Known Exploited Vulnerabilities Catalog
- 2024-11-04: exploited: Reported as exploited in the wild in advisory summary

## Related threats

- [PTZOptics PT30X-SDI/NDI Cameras OS Command Injection Vulnerability](https://junglewise.ai/threats/cve-2024-8957-ptzoptics-pt30x-sdi-ndi-cameras-os-command-injection-vulnerability)