Evidence dossier

CVE-2024-8957

PTZOptics NDI and SDI Cameras Command Injection via NTP Address Configuration

76.191.1Priority evidence range
As known Jul 19, 2026, 5:00 AM UTCgen-56ccdaf9

Normalized restatement

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.

State
PUBLISHED
Published
Sep 17, 2024
Updated
Dec 27, 2025
Evidence coverage
85%
CISA KEVCatalog member

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

FIRST EPSS81.97%

2026-07-18 · v2026.06.15 · percentile 99.6%

Source stateNo scored conflict

Distinct CVSS assessments remain side by side; none are averaged.

Source comparison

Who said what

CISA-ADPindependent enrichment
container

CISA ADP Vulnrichment

VulnCheckoriginal assertion
container

PTZOptics NDI and SDI Cameras Command Injection via NTP Address Configuration

CISA KEVoriginal assertion
observed_exploitation

PTZOptics PT30X-SDI/NDI Cameras OS Command Injection Vulnerability

FIRST EPSSoriginal assertion
model_probability

Probability 0.819730000000; percentile 0.996160000000

Applicability

Cited product scope

Trace impact →
ptzopticspt30x-ndi_firmware
[{"status": "affected", "version": "0", "lessThan": "6.3.40", "versionType": "semver"}]unknown
ptzopticspt30x-sdi_firmware
[{"status": "affected", "version": "0", "lessThan": "6.3.40", "versionType": "semver"}]unknown
PTZOpticsPT30X-NDI
[{"status": "affected", "version": "0", "lessThan": "6.3.40", "versionType": "semver"}]unknown
PTZOpticsPT30X-SDI
[{"status": "affected", "version": "0", "lessThan": "6.3.40", "versionType": "semver"}]unknown
Unknown vendorUnknown product
cpe:2.3:h:ptzoptics:pt30x-ndi-xx-g2:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:*constrained
Unknown vendorUnknown product
cpe:2.3:h:ptzoptics:pt30x-sdi:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:*constrained
Unknown vendorUnknown product
cpe:2.3:o:ptzoptics:pt30x-ndi-xx-g2_firmware:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*; end excluding 6.3.40supported
Unknown vendorUnknown product
cpe:2.3:o:ptzoptics:pt30x-sdi_firmware:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*; end excluding 6.3.40supported

Assessments

CVSS by origin

7.2
nvd@nist.govCVSS 3.1 · role PrimaryCVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:H/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
7.2
disclosure@vulncheck.comCVSS 3.1 · role SecondaryCVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:H/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
7.2
VulnCheckCVSS 3.1 · role unknownCVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:H/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

Limitations and unknowns

  • KEV membership is authoritative for the catalog, not proof of exposure in any environment.
  • EPSS is a dated model probability and not an individual-environment prediction.
  • Affected or fixed status applies only to the exact cited product and version scope; unresolved scope remains unknown.
  • NVD-carried upstream facts remain derivative and are not independent corroboration.
  • Only NVD metrics validated under the generation-bound calculator are Public Priority eligible; direct CVE record metrics remain display-only.
  • NVD CVSS source eligibility is closed: NVD-authored, exact record-source, or registered same-CVE container origin; unmapped sources remain display-only.
  • Factor D is unknown in Public Core because no accepted canonical mapping-obligation ledger is present.
  • Core replay supports the active and immediately prior generation; retrospective valid-at replay is deferred.