CVE-2018-9276 KEV EXPLOIT
7.2
HIGH · CVSS 3.1 · EPSS 87% (pctl 100)
Patch first
On CISA KEV — known exploited in the wild, due 2025-02-25.
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.
Scoring
| CVSS | 7.2 (HIGH, v3.1) |
|---|---|
| Vector | CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:H/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H |
| EPSS | 87% — more likely to be exploited than 100% of all CVEs |
| Weakness | CWE-78 |
| On CISA KEV | yes — remediate by 2025-02-25 |
| Public exploit | yes |
| Published | 2018-07-02 |
| Last modified | 2026-06-17 |
CISA KEV
| Name | Paessler PRTG Network Monitor OS Command Injection Vulnerability |
|---|---|
| Added | 2025-02-04 |
| Due | 2025-02-25 |
| Vendor / product | Paessler / PRTG Network Monitor |
| Ransomware use | none reported |
Affected (1)
| Vendor | Product |
|---|---|
| paessler | prtg network monitor |
Public exploits
| Source | Title | Date |
|---|---|---|
| exploit-db | PRTG Network Monitor 18.2.38 - (Authenticated) Remote Code Execution | 2019-03-11 |
References
- http://packetstormsecurity.com/files/148334/PRTG-Command-Injection.html
- http://packetstormsecurity.com/files/161183/PRTG-Network-Monitor-Remote-Code-Execution.html
- http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/542103/100/0/threaded
- https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/46527/
- http://packetstormsecurity.com/files/148334/PRTG-Command-Injection.html
- http://packetstormsecurity.com/files/161183/PRTG-Network-Monitor-Remote-Code-Execution.html
- http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/542103/100/0/threaded
- https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/46527/
- https://www.cisa.gov/known-exploited-vulnerabilities-catalog?field_cve=CVE-2018-9276
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