CVE-2018-9276

paessler prtg network monitor

Published 2 Jul 2018 · updated 17 Jun 2026 · Analyzed

7.2 High · CVSS 3.1, NVD

Exploited in the wild

CISA added this to its Known Exploited Vulnerabilities catalog on 4 Feb 2025, with a remediation deadline of 25 Feb 2025 for US federal agencies.

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

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.

References

packetstormsecurity.com/files/148334/PRTG-Command-Injection.html · Exploit, Mitigation, Third Party Advisory
packetstormsecurity.com/files/161183/PRTG-Network-Monitor-Remote-Code-Execution.html · Exploit, Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/542103/100/0/threaded · Broken Link, Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
www.exploit-db.com/exploits/46527/ · Exploit, Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
www.cisa.gov/known-exploited-vulnerabilities-catalog?field_cve=CVE-2018-9276 · US Government Resource