CVE-2023-32781
A command injection vulnerability was identified in PRTG 23.2.84.1566 and earlier versions in the HL7 sensor where an authenticated user with write permissions could abuse the debug option to write new files that could potentially get executed by the…
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EPSS puts the probability of exploitation in the next 30 days at 14.3%, higher than 97% of all known CVEs. Patch or mitigate before the next change window.
Description
A command injection vulnerability was identified in PRTG 23.2.84.1566 and earlier versions in the HL7 sensor where an authenticated user with write permissions could abuse the debug option to write new files that could potentially get executed by the EXE/Script sensor. The severity of this vulnerability is high and received a score of 7.2 CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:H/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
- 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
- 14.26% probability · 97th percentile
- Public exploits
- None in Exploit-DB
- CISA KEV
- Not listed
- Weakness
- CWE-77
- Affected
- paessler/prtg network monitor
- Source
- cve@mitre.org
EPSS 14.3% since 3 November 2026; no change recorded yet. The dashed line is the ten per cent mark our analysts treat as “patch before the next change window”. Points are recorded when the score first appears and whenever it moves by a percentage point or more.
References
- http://packetstormsecurity.com/files/176677/PRTG-Authenticated-Remote-Code-Execution.html
- https://kb.paessler.com/en/topic/91845-multiple-vulnerabilites-fixed-in-paessler-prtg-network-monitor-23-3-86-1520Vendor Advisory
- https://www.paessler.com/prtg/history/stableRelease Notes
- http://packetstormsecurity.com/files/176677/PRTG-Authenticated-Remote-Code-Execution.html
- https://kb.paessler.com/en/topic/91845-multiple-vulnerabilites-fixed-in-paessler-prtg-network-monitor-23-3-86-1520Vendor Advisory
- https://www.paessler.com/prtg/history/stableRelease Notes
Source: NVD record, EPSS from FIRST.org, KEV from CISA, exploits from Exploit-DB. Refreshed daily. Download this record as JSON.