CVE-2025-35452
Official description Straight from the sourceThe vendor's or NVD's own wording, published unedited. Authoritative, but often terse — it says what broke, rarely what to do.
NVD · uneditedPTZOptics and possibly other ValueHD-based pan-tilt-zoom cameras use default, shared credentials for the administrative web interface.
Technical summary Written by usOur analysis, written from the advisory, the CVSS vector and the affected-version data. It adds context the advisory leaves out, and never invents facts that are not in the source.
dbcve analysis · high confidencePTZOptics and ValueHD-based pan-tilt-zoom cameras use default, shared credentials for the administrative web interface, allowing unauthenticated remote attackers to gain full administrative control of the device.
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Affected products & versions What the vendor confirmedThe version ranges the vendor confirmed as vulnerable. If your version sits inside a range here, treat yourself as exposed until you have upgraded.
NVD · CPE dataall versionsall versionsall versionsall versionsall versionsall versionsall versionsall versionsCVSS breakdown How the score is builtThe industry scoring standard. It rates how the flaw is reached, what it takes to exploit, and what an attacker gains — the score is derived from those, not the other way round.
From the vector- Attack vector
- Network
- Complexity
- Low
- Privileges
- None
- User interaction
- None
- Scope
- Unchanged
- Confidentiality
- High
- Integrity
- High
- Availability
- High
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
Am I affected? How to checkSteps we derive from the advisory and the affected-version data, so you can decide whether this CVE reaches your setup. They are a guide, not a scan — your own configuration is the authority.
dbcve checksWork through these to decide whether this CVE applies to you.
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Identify PTZOptics camera models on your networkScan your network for devices matching the affected models: Pt12x, Pt20x, Pt30x, or T20x variants (SDI, NDI, USB). Check the device label or web interface login page for the exact model designation.Affected if Any Pt12x Sdi/G2, Pt12x Ndi, Pt12x Usb/G2, Pt20x Sdi/G2, T20x Ndi, Pt20x Usb/G2, Pt30x Sdi/G2, or Pt30x Ndi models are present on the network.
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Locate the administrative web interfaceAccess the camera's web interface by entering its IP address in a browser. The default port is typically 80 or 443. Confirm the interface loads and displays a login prompt.Affected if The web interface is accessible over HTTP or HTTPS on the camera's IP address.
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Test for default credentialsAttempt to log in using the manufacturer's default credentials. Consult the product documentation for the specific default username and password pairs used by PTZOptics cameras.Affected if Default credentials (as shipped from the factory) successfully authenticate to the web interface, granting full administrative access.
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Verify credential changesReview camera user accounts through the web interface settings. Check if the default administrative account password has been changed from the factory default.Affected if The default administrative account still uses the original factory-set password or no password.
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Assess network exposureDetermine if the camera's web interface is reachable from untrusted network segments or the internet. Check firewall rules, NAT configurations, and VLAN assignments surrounding the camera IP addresses.Affected if The administrative web interface is accessible from network segments outside the trusted management network.
You are affected if any PTZOptics Pt12x, Pt20x, Pt30x, or T20x cameras are on your network with their default credentials still active and the web interface is network-accessible.
Generated from the published advisory. Verify against your own configuration.
Remediation Closing itWhat it takes to close this. Where a vendor fix exists we point at it; where none exists we say so plainly, and can build one. Effort estimates are scoped from the advisory, not from your codebase.
From vendor dataImmediately change default credentials on all affected cameras, disable remote web interface access if not required, and implement network segmentation to isolate camera management interfaces from untrusted networks.
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The advisory tells you what broke. It rarely tells you what actually worked. If you’ve dealt with this one, that detail is what the next engineer is searching for.
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- A config change or rule that shut the vector down
- A gotcha in the upgrade path that cost you an afternoon
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