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CVE-2018-9276

Paessler PRTG Network Monitor OS Command Injection Vulnerability

Exploited in the wild

This vulnerability is on a Known Exploited Vulnerabilities catalogue, added 2025-02-04. Federal due date: 2025-02-25.

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

Public exploit code

Working exploit or proof of concept code has been published for this vulnerability. Treat unpatched systems as at risk.

Impact

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.

Affected products

VendorProductAffected versions
PaesslerPrtg Network Monitor
before 18.2.39
after 19.3.52 before 21.2.68

Weakness classification

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