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Source: ptzoptics · Limited verification•Last verified: •Collection Healthy
CVE-2024-8957ListedHIGH (raw)CVSS 7.2CWE-78

PTZOptics PT30X-SDI/NDI-xx before firmware 6.3.40 is vulnerable to an OS command injection issue

Published: 18 Sept 2024•Last updated: 17 Jun 2026, 01:53 PM IST•Source identifier: disclosure@vulncheck.com
Dossier completeness: source-provided sections 3 / 3 · rule guidance available. Missing source facts count as incomplete.
Official source
CISA KEV catalog
Listed
Added04 Nov 2024
Due25 Nov 2024
RansomwareUnknown
CVSS score
7.2HIGH (raw)
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:H/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
Metric sourcedisclosure@vulncheck.com
EPSS probability
79.8%0.798
Percentile100th
Weakness type
CWE-78
No further CWE recorded
Remediation
Patch status unknown
No fixed version or KB recorded

Why It Matters

Analysis dossier

Why It Matters

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.

SOC priority

Immediate Attention

Actively exploited (source statement)

Yes

Publicly disclosed

Unknown

Risk basis: CISA KEV exploitation signal; HIGH severity; Known exploitation signal from CISA KEV or ransomware metadata; Source-confirmed exploitation or CISA KEV/ransomware metadata

Affected Products & Remediation

2 source-backed products
Affected products and versions (source)
  • ptzoptics pt30x-sdi firmware · < 6.3.40 · NVD CPE · Source
  • ptzoptics pt30x-ndi-xx-g2 firmware · < 6.3.40 · NVD CPE · Source
NVD applicability prerequisites: cpe:2.3:h:ptzoptics:pt30x-sdi:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:*, cpe:2.3:h:ptzoptics:pt30x-ndi-xx-g2:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:*. These are conditions, not proof that an environment is exposed or unaffected.
Recorded patch / KBNot provided by source

Vendor or catalog guidance (source)

  • CISA KEV: Apply mitigations per vendor instructions or discontinue use of the product if mitigations are unavailable.

Known exploitation (source facts)

Only what a source states. Unknown means no source has said either way; it is not "not exploited".

CISA KEV
Listed
Exploited (source statement)
Yes
Publicly disclosed (source)
Unknown

CISA required action: Apply mitigations per vendor instructions or discontinue use of the product if mitigations are unavailable.

Suggested hunting (rule-based inference)

SecOps Signal recommendation (rule-based inference). These steps are hunting hypotheses from the vulnerability class; they do not state or imply that exploitation occurred here or anywhere.

Matched kev-network-exposure (CVSS AV:N, CISA KEV Listed); command-injection (CWE-78)

Exposure

  1. Identify assets with the exact CVE and confirm the affected product/version against the advisory.Telemetry: DeviceTvmSoftwareVulnerabilities · KEV listing raises urgency, but inventory is needed to establish local exposure. · Rule kev-network-exposure
  2. Identify installations of the affected product and compare versions with the advisory.Telemetry: DeviceTvmSoftwareVulnerabilities · A weakness class does not establish local exposure. · Rule command-injection

Exploitation evidence

  1. Review relevant edge or application access logs for unusual requests around the advisory window.Telemetry: CommonSecurityLog · Log review is a hunting hypothesis; KEV listing alone does not show local exploitation. · Rule kev-network-exposure
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Exploitation evidence

  1. Review command interpreters spawned by the affected service or application.Telemetry: DeviceProcessEvents · Unexpected process lineage can support command-injection hunting. · Rule command-injection

Response

  1. Recheck the affected assets after the source-stated mitigation or update is applied.Telemetry: DeviceTvmSoftwareVulnerabilities · A follow-up inventory check verifies local remediation. · Rule kev-network-exposure

CISA KEV Record

Catalog entry
04 Nov 2024
Required action due
25 Nov 2024
Known ransomware use
Unknown

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

Change History & Source Data

— No recorded material change

CNA / source
disclosure@vulncheck.com
Record status · verification
UPDATED · CISA KEV confirmed
CPE
cpe:2.3:o:ptzoptics:pt30x-sdi_firmware:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*, cpe:2.3:h:ptzoptics:pt30x-sdi:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:*, cpe:2.3:o:ptzoptics:pt30x-ndi-xx-g2_firmware:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*, cpe:2.3:h:ptzoptics:pt30x-ndi-xx-g2:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

Evidence & Provenance

4 public sources
CISA KEV CatalogAdded 2024-11-04ptzoptics.comSource recordnvd.nist.govSource recordvulncheck.comSource record

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Detection Hunting Query
Target: DeviceTvmSoftwareVulnerabilities•Defender XDR
Detect endpoints exposed to CVE-2024-8957
Purpose: Exposure assessment (Category: Exposure Check)Why linked: Query metadata names CVE-2024-8957
DeviceTvmSoftwareVulnerabilities| where CveId == "CVE-2024-8957"| project DeviceId, DeviceName, OSPlatform, OSVersion, SoftwareVendor, SoftwareName, SoftwareVersion, CveId, VulnerabilitySeverityLevel, RecommendedSecurityUpdate, RecommendedSecurityUpdateId| sort by VulnerabilitySeverityLevel desc
Schema Checked · Not runtime validatedSource: SecOps Signal deterministic template · Limited verificationStatic screening: Passed structure and schema checks; tenant execution is not verified.
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Correlated briefings

SecOps Signal surfaces public advisory facts only. A missing value means the source has not published it, not that your environment is unaffected. No tenant inventory is connected.