CVE-2025-35451
Pan-Tilt-Zoom cameras hard-coded default passwords with SSH and telnet enabled
CVE-2025-35451 is a critical vulnerability (CVSS 9.3) in Multicam Systems Pan-tilt-zoom Cameras, published September 5, 2025. No source lists public exploit code. EPSS puts the chance of exploitation in the next 30 days at 0.77%, the 55th percentile. No source names a fixed version.
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.
Attack profile
How easy it is to exploit
- Attack vector
- Network
- Complexity
- Low
- Privileges needed
- None
- User interaction
- None
What an attacker can affect
- Confidentiality
- High
- Integrity
- High
- Availability
- High
Exploit likelihood
What each source reports
CVE List Score used
9.3
Pan-Tilt-Zoom cameras hard-coded default passwords with SSH and telnet enabled
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.
- Record
CVE-2025-35451- CVSS 4.0
- 9.3 Critical
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 - CVSS 3.1
- 9.8 Critical
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H - Weakness
- CWE-798
- Updated
- 2026-11-02
EUVDEUVD-2025-27022
9.3
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.
- Record
EUVD-2025-27022- CVSS 4.0
- 9.3 Critical
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 - Updated
- 2026-11-02
GitHub AdvisoriesGHSA-j5fj-cv29-j569
9.3
PTZOptics and possibly other ValueHD-based pan-tilt-zoom cameras use hard-coded, default...
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.
- Record
GHSA-j5fj-cv29-j569- CVSS 4.0
- 9.3 Critical
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/E:X/CR:X/IR:X/AR:X/MAV:X/MAC:X/MAT:X/MPR:X/MUI:X/MVC:X/MVI:X/MVA:X/MSC:X/MSI:X/MSA:X/S:X/AU:X/R:X/V:X/RE:X/U:X - CVSS 3.1
- 9.8 Critical
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H - Weakness
- CWE-798
- Updated
- 2026-11-02
NVD
9.3
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.
- Record
CVE-2025-35451- CVSS 4.0
- 9.3 Critical
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/E:X/CR:X/IR:X/AR:X/MAV:X/MAC:X/MAT:X/MPR:X/MUI:X/MVC:X/MVI:X/MVA:X/MSC:X/MSI:X/MSA:X/S:X/AU:X/R:X/V:X/RE:X/U:X - CVSS 3.1
- 9.8 Critical
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H - Weakness
- CWE-798
- Updated
- 2026-11-02
Affected products
- multicam systems pan-tilt-zoom cameras
- smtav pan-tilt-zoom cameras
- smtav ba12-n firmware
- smtav ba12s firmware
- smtav ba20-n firmware
- smtav ba20s firmware
- smtav ba30-n firmware
- smtav ba30s firmware
- smtav bv20s firmware
- smtav bv30s firmware
- smtav bx20n firmware
- smtav bx20s-sh firmware
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- smtav bx20uhd-n firmware
- smtav bx20uhd firmware
- smtav bx30s firmware
- smtav hd17h-n firmware
- smtav hd17h firmware
- valuehd pan-tilt-zoom cameras
- valuehd v60xl firmware
- valuehd v61w firmware
- valuehd v63xl firmware
- valuehd v71uvs firmware
- valuehd vx60al firmware
- valuehd vx60asl firmware
- valuehd vx61al firmware
- valuehd vx61asl firmware
- valuehd vx61basl firmware
- valuehd vx630al firmware
- valuehd vx701ra firmware
- valuehd vx701ta firmware
- valuehd vx70uvs firmware
- valuehd vx71uvs firmware
- valuehd vx720l firmware
- valuehd vx751ba firmware
- valuehd vx752a firmware
- valuehd vx752ag firmware
- valuehd vx800i2 firmware
- valuehd vx90 firmware
- multicam-systems mcamii ptz firmware
- ptzoptics 12x fixed camera/ndi fixed camera
- ptzoptics 20x fixed camera/ndi fixed camera
- ptzoptics eptz fixed camera/ndi fixed camera
- ptzoptics hc-eptz-ndi
- ptzoptics ndi fixed camera firmware
- ptzoptics pt-studiopro
- ptzoptics pt12x-4k-xx-g3
- ptzoptics pt12x-link-4k-xx
- ptzoptics pt12x-ndi-xx firmware
- ptzoptics pt12x-sdi-xx-g2 firmware
- ptzoptics pt12x-sdi/ndi-xx
- ptzoptics pt12x-se-xx-g3
- ptzoptics pt12x-studio-4k-xx-g3
- ptzoptics pt12x-usb-xx
- ptzoptics pt12x-usb-xx-g2 firmware
- ptzoptics pt12x-zcam firmware
- ptzoptics pt20x-4k-xx-g3
- ptzoptics pt20x-link-4k-xx
- ptzoptics pt20x-ndi-xx firmware
- ptzoptics pt20x-sdi-xx-g2 firmware
- ptzoptics pt20x-sdi/ndi-xx
- ptzoptics pt20x-se-xx-g3
- ptzoptics pt20x-studio-4k-xx-g3
- ptzoptics pt20x-usb-xx
- ptzoptics pt20x-usb-xx-g2 firmware
- ptzoptics pt20x-zcam firmware
- ptzoptics pt30x-4k-xx-g3
- ptzoptics pt30x-link-4k-xx
- ptzoptics pt30x-ndi-xx firmware
- ptzoptics pt30x-sdi-xx-g2 firmware
- ptzoptics pt30x-sdi/ndi-xx
- ptzoptics pt30x-se-xx-g3
- ptzoptics pteptz-ndi-zcam-g2 firmware
- ptzoptics pteptz-zcam-g2 firmware
- ptzoptics ptvl-zcam firmware
- ptzoptics vl fixed camera/ndi fixed camera
- ptzoptics vl fixed camera firmware
History
| When | Changed | Sources |
|---|---|---|
| 2026-11-02 | created | CVE List, EUVD, GitHub Advisories, NVD |
References
cisa.gov/news-events/ics-advisories/icsa-25-162-10
github.com/cisagov/CSAF/blob/develop/csaf_files/OT/white/2025/icsa-25-162-10.json
cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2025-35451
labs.greynoise.io/grimoire/2024-10-31-sift-0-day-rce
greynoise.io/blog/greynoise-intelligence-discovers-zero-day-vulnerabilities-in-live-streaming-cameras-with-the-help-of-ai
nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2025-35451
github.com/advisories/GHSA-j5fj-cv29-j569