An issue was discovered in PRTG Network Monitor before 18.2.39.
Key facts
- Attack vector
- Network
- Privileges required
- High
- User interaction
- None
- Attack complexity
- Low
- Impact type
- Code execution
- Confidentiality · integrity · availability
- High · High · High
- Fix status
- No fix listed
Attack profile from CVSS 3.1 · CISA ADP. Fix status from CNA. Impact type from CWE-78.
Summary
An issue was discovered in PRTG Network Monitor before 18.2.39. An attacker who has access to the PRTG System Administrator web console with administrative privileges can exploit an OS command injection vulnerability (both on the server and on devices) by sending malformed parameters in sensor or notification management scenarios.
Why it matters now
SSVC decision points
CISA ADP · SSVC 2.0.3
- Exploitation
- Active
- Automatable
- No
- Technical impact
- Total
The decision (Track, Attend, Act) also depends on your mission and well-being impact; see CISA's SSVC guide.
Affected products
| Vendor | Product | Affected versions | Fixed in | Status | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| — | — | all versions | — | No fix listed | CNA |
- — Vendor— Affected all versions Fixed in — No fix listed CNA
Remediation
No fixed version listed by the sources yet.
Vendor assessments
Timeline
- 2025-02-04 Added to CISA KEV
- 2026-10-02 Threatist record created from CVE-2018-9276
- 2026-10-03 Alias added: GHSA-cjqq-8xv6-575p
References
More Paessler Prtg Network Monitor vulnerabilities
- TI-2018-13743 PRTG Network Monitor before 18.2.40.1683 allows remote unauthenticated attackers to… KEVCVSS 3.1CRITICAL 9.8
- TI-2023-16035 A command injection was identified in PRTG 23.2.84.1566 and earlier versions in the Dicom… CVSS 3.1HIGH 7.2
- TI-2022-16181 PRTG Network Monitor through 22.2.77.2204 does not prevent custom input for a device’s… CVSS 3.1MEDIUM 5.3
- TI-2020-09265 PRTG Network Monitor before 20.1.57.1745 allows remote unauthenticated attackers to… CVSS 3.1MEDIUM 5.3
- TI-2020-08308 A webserver component in Paessler PRTG Network Monitor 19.2.50 to PRTG 20.1.56 allows… CVSS 3.1CRITICAL 9.8
- TI-2023-16034 A command injection vulnerability was identified in PRTG 23.2.84.1566 and earlier… CVSS 3.1HIGH 7.2
Sources
- CVE-2018-9276 · CVE Program
- CVE-2018-9276 · NVD
- CISA Known Exploited Vulnerabilities
- FIRST EPSS
- GHSA-cjqq-8xv6-575p · GitHub Advisory Database · CC BY 4.0
- CVE-2018-9276 · Red Hat security data · CC BY 4.0
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