{"id":"CVE-2018-10253","url":"https://www.cyber-defence.io/tools/cve/CVE-2018-10253","generatedAt":"2026-10-29T00:57:54.066Z","title":"Paessler PRTG Network Monitor before 18.1.39.1648 mishandles stack memory during unspecified API calls.","description":"Paessler PRTG Network Monitor before 18.1.39.1648 mishandles stack memory during unspecified API calls.","published":"2018-04-21T02:29:00.000Z","lastModified":"2026-06-17T01:33:46.000Z","status":"Modified","sourceIdentifier":"cve@mitre.org","cvss":{"version":"3.0","score":7.5,"severity":"HIGH","vector":"CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H"},"cwe":["CWE-119"],"affected":["paessler/prtg network monitor"],"epss":{"score":0.07224,"percentile":0.94288,"date":"2026-10-27","history":[{"date":"2026-09-21","score":0.05758,"percentile":0.92789},{"date":"2026-09-22","score":0.0736,"percentile":0.94129}]},"kev":{"listed":false},"exploits":{"count":1,"verified":false,"firstPublished":"2018-04-23","source":"Exploit-DB (https://gitlab.com/exploit-database/exploitdb)","entries":[{"edbId":44500,"kind":"exploit","title":"PRTG Network Monitor < 18.1.39.1648 - Stack Overflow (Denial of Service)","url":"https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/44500","sourceUrl":"https://gitlab.com/exploit-database/exploitdb/-/blob/main/exploits/windows_x86/dos/44500.py","file":"exploits/windows_x86/dos/44500.py","published":"2018-04-23","added":"2018-04-23","updated":"2018-04-23","author":"luriel","type":"dos","platform":"windows_x86","port":null,"verified":false,"codes":["CVE-2018-10253"],"tags":null,"aliases":null,"applicationUrl":null,"screenshotUrl":null,"referenceUrl":null}]},"verdict":{"level":"urgent","text":"A public exploit is published in Exploit-DB and the impact is high, while EPSS rates exploitation at 7.2%. Anyone can run this; patch or mitigate before the next change window and check exposed instances for signs of use."},"changes":[],"references":[{"url":"https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/44500/","tags":["Third Party Advisory","VDB Entry"],"source":"cve@mitre.org"},{"url":"https://www.paessler.com/prtg/history/preview","tags":["Vendor Advisory"],"source":"cve@mitre.org"},{"url":"https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/44500/","tags":["Third Party Advisory","VDB Entry"],"source":"af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108"},{"url":"https://www.paessler.com/prtg/history/preview","tags":["Vendor Advisory"],"source":"af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108"}],"sources":{"nvd":"https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2018-10253","epss":"https://www.first.org/epss/","kev":"https://www.cisa.gov/known-exploited-vulnerabilities-catalog","exploitdb":"https://www.exploit-db.com/"},"licence":"CC BY 4.0 — link back to the CVE Explorer if you publish the results; upstream data remains subject to its own terms."}