CVE-2018-9276
Paessler PRTG Network Monitor OS Command Injection Vulnerability
Does this matter?
Known to be exploited in the wild (CISA KEV, CISA remediation deadline 25 February 2025). Treat as an emergency change: patch or isolate now, then hunt for prior compromise.
Description
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.
- CVSS 3.1
- 7.2 HIGHCVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:H/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
- EPSS
- 87.00% probability · 100th percentile
- CISA KEV
- Listed 4 February 2025 · due 25 February 2025
- Weakness
- CWE-78
- Affected
- paessler/prtg network monitor
- Source
- cve@mitre.org
CISA notes
Apply mitigations per vendor instructions or discontinue use of the product if mitigations are unavailable. https://www.paessler.com/prtg/history/prtg-18#18.2.39 ; https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2018-9276
References
- http://packetstormsecurity.com/files/148334/PRTG-Command-Injection.htmlExploit, Mitigation, Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
- http://packetstormsecurity.com/files/161183/PRTG-Network-Monitor-Remote-Code-Execution.htmlExploit, Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
- http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/542103/100/0/threadedBroken Link, Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
- https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/46527/Exploit, Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
- http://packetstormsecurity.com/files/148334/PRTG-Command-Injection.htmlExploit, Mitigation, Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
- http://packetstormsecurity.com/files/161183/PRTG-Network-Monitor-Remote-Code-Execution.htmlExploit, Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
- http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/542103/100/0/threadedBroken Link, Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
- https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/46527/Exploit, Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
- https://www.cisa.gov/known-exploited-vulnerabilities-catalog?field_cve=CVE-2018-9276US Government Resource
Source: NVD record, EPSS from FIRST.org, KEV from CISA. Refreshed daily.