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Additionally, the attacker can update individual configuration values or overwrite the whole file.","severity":{"version":"3.1","score":9.1,"vector":"CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:N","level":"critical","assessor":"cna","from":"cve"},"epss":{"day":"2026-11-10","score":0.58787,"percentile":0.99114,"model":"v2026.06.15"},"facts":{"in_kev":true,"known_exploited":true,"public_exploit":false,"fix_available":false},"cwes":["CWE-287","CWE-306"],"published":"2024-09-17T19:59:27Z","modified":"2026-06-17T08:23:37Z","kev":{"date_added":"2024-11-04","due_date":"2024-11-25","required_action":"Apply mitigations per vendor instructions or discontinue use of the product if mitigations are unavailable.","known_ransomware_use":"Unknown"},"exploitation":[{"source":"euvd","since":"2024-11-04"},{"source":"kev","since":"2024-11-04"}],"products":[{"vendor":"ptzoptics","product":"pt30x-ndi"},{"vendor":"ptzoptics","product":"pt30x-ndi-xx-g2_firmware"},{"vendor":"ptzoptics","product":"pt30x-sdi"},{"vendor":"ptzoptics","product":"pt30x-sdi/ndi cameras"},{"vendor":"ptzoptics","product":"pt30x-sdi_firmware"}],"references":[{"url":"https://ptzoptics.com/firmware-changelog/","tags":["vendor-advisory","Release Notes"]},{"url":"https://vulncheck.com/advisories/ptzoptics-insufficient-auth","tags":["third-party-advisory","Third Party Advisory"]},{"url":"https://www.labs.greynoise.io/grimoire/2024-10-31-sift-0-day-rce/","tags":["technical-description","third-party-advisory","exploit","Exploit","Third Party Advisory"]},{"url":"https://www.greynoise.io/blog/greynoise-intelligence-discovers-zero-day-vulnerabilities-in-live-streaming-cameras-with-the-help-of-ai","tags":["third-party-advisory","Third Party Advisory"]},{"url":"https://www.cisa.gov/known-exploited-vulnerabilities-catalog?field_cve=CVE-2024-8956","tags":["government-resource","US Government Resource"]},{"url":"https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2024-8956"},{"url":"https://ptzoptics.com/firmware-changelog"},{"url":"https://www.labs.greynoise.io/grimoire/2024-10-31-sift-0-day-rce"},{"url":"https://github.com/advisories/GHSA-58rw-8pf6-2mgq"}],"sources":{"cve":[{"id":"CVE-2024-8956","title":"PTZOptics NDI and SDI Cameras /cgi-bin/param.cgi Insufficient Authentication","description":"PTZOptics PT30X-SDI/NDI-xx before firmware 6.3.40 is vulnerable to an insufficient authentication issue. 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