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CWE-552Weakness · CWE-552

CVE-2026-40624

CRITICAL · 9.8 CVSS v3.1 Published 2026-06-19
Mitigation only
No fix yet — a mitigation exists. There is no fixed release. A documented workaround reduces exposure in the meantime.
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100/100
Remediation priority · Urgent
Remotely reachable No privileges Zero-click

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 · unedited
Improper input validation in AVer PTC500S, PTC115, PTC500+, and PTC115+ cameras may allow a remote, unauthenticated attacker to achieve arbitrary code execution via a specially crafted web request.

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 · moderate confidence

Improper input validation in AVer PTC500S, PTC115, PTC500+, and PTC115+ cameras allows a remote, unauthenticated attacker to achieve arbitrary code execution via specially crafted web requests.

MitigationApply vendor firmware updates when available; until then, restrict network access to camera management interfaces and monitor for indicators of compromise.

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CVSS 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 checks

Work through these to decide whether this CVE applies to you.

  1. Identify the camera model
    Access the camera's web interface and check the system information page, or physically inspect the device label for the model number
    Affected if The model is one of: PTC500S, PTC115, PTC500+, or PTC115+
  2. Verify web interface is network accessible
    Attempt to access the camera's web interface from a remote system or check firewall rules that allow HTTP/HTTPS access to the camera's IP
    Affected if The web management interface is reachable from untrusted networks (not just trusted internal segments)
  3. Check the installed firmware version
    Log into the web interface and navigate to System Settings or Firmware Upgrade section to view the current firmware version
    Affected if The firmware version is earlier than the vendor's patched version (compare against AVer's official firmware release notes for this CVE)
  4. Review authentication configuration
    Check if default administrative credentials are still in use or if weak credentials are configured on the camera
    Affected if Default or weak credentials are active, as this compounds the unauthenticated attack vector

You are affected if you have an AVer PTC500S, PTC115, PTC500+, or PTC115+ camera with its web interface accessible to untrusted networks and running firmware older than the vendor's patched version.

Generated from the published advisory. Verify against your own configuration.

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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 data
Mitigation available No clean upgrade yet — mitigate in the meantime
Mitigation

Apply vendor firmware updates when available; until then, restrict network access to camera management interfaces and monitor for indicators of compromise.

Have this fixed Scoped from the published advisory
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  • Implementation4.0 h
  • Testing3.0 h
  • Review / QA2.0 h
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References Go to the primary sourcePrimary sources — vendor advisories, patches and trackers. Where our summary and a reference disagree, the reference wins.

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