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CVE-2018-9276 — Paessler PRTG Network Monitor OS Command Injection Vulnerability

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 parame

CVSS
EPSS
84.34% (top 0.70%)
CWE
Published
2018-07-02T16:00:00.000Z
Last modified
2025-10-21T23:45:50.232Z
CVSS vector
CISA KEV — Actively Exploited
Added to KEV
2025-02-04
BOD 22-01 due
2025-02-25
Ransomware use
Unknown

01What is this vulnerability?

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.

02Affected products

VendorProductVersions
na / n/an/a

03Active exploitation status

Yes — actively exploited. Added to the CISA KEV catalog on 2025-02-04. Ransomware use: Unknown.

04Recommended remediation

05Technical details

For the full vendor write-up, exploit chains, and reference implementations, see the references list in section 09.

06Detection signatures

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07Related CVEs

No directly-cited follow-up CVEs in the KB record for this advisory. The references list in section 09 carries the vendor cross-references.

08Timeline

09References

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