CVE-2026-4638
HighCVSS 7.1Exploitation Probability (EPSS)
Low risk17th percentile - higher than 17% of all known CVEs
Summary
PRTG Network Monitor before version 26.2.120.1449 ships a demo EXE/Script sensor that multiplies two integer parameters using cscript.exe. If a non-numeric value is passed, cscript.exe raises a 'Type mismatch' error that includes the offending parameter value in plaintext. The %windowspassword variable can be passed as a parameter, leading to password disclosure.
Risk Assessment
A PRTG user with sensor creation permissions (default for non-read-only users) can disclose the Windows/domain password used by PRTG, potentially leading to account takeover or system compromise.
Recommendation
Update PRTG Network Monitor to version 26.2.120.1449 or later, which includes the fix.
Other vulnerabilities in PRTG Network Monitor
See all- CVE-2018-19410CriticalActively exploited
PRTG Network Monitor before 18.2.40.1683 allows remote unauthenticated attackers to create users with read-write privileges (including administrator). A remote unauthenticated user can craft an HTTP request and override attributes of the 'include' directive in /public/login.htm and perform a Local File Inclusion attack, by including /api/addusers and executing it. By providing the 'id' and 'users' parameters, an unauthenticated attacker can create a user with read-write privileges (including administrator).
- CVE-2018-9276HighActively exploited
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.
- CVE-2026-4637Medium
Paessler PRTG Network Monitor before version 26.2.120.1449 is affected by a reflected Cross-Site Scripting (XSS) vulnerability. When a request is made for a non-existent resource ending in ".htm", the web interface returns an HTTP 403 "Forbidden Path" error page that echoes the requested URL path into the HTML response body without proper output encoding or sanitization. An unauthenticated, remote attacker can craft a URL containing an HTML/JavaScript payload in the path, and once a victim with an active PRTG session opens the crafted link, arbitrary JavaScript executes in the security context of the PRTG web interface. Because the PRTG session cookie is not protected with the HttpOnly attribute, successful exploitation allows the attacker to read and exfiltrate the victim's session cookie, potentially leading to session hijacking.
- CVE-2023-22632Low
PRTG Network Monitor before 23.1.82 allows remote attackers to write to files via the FTP Server Count Sensor.
- CVE-2023-22631Low
PRTG Network Monitor before 23.1.82 allows remote attackers to write to files via the HTTP XML/REST Sensor.
Original NVD description (English source)
PRTG Network Monitor before version 26.2.120.1449 ships a demo EXE/Script sensor that multiplies two integer parameters using cscript.exe. If a non-numeric value is passed instead, cscript.exe raises a 'Type mismatch' runtime error that includes the offending parameter value in plaintext. PRTG provides a documented placeholder variable, %windowspassword, which resolves to the configured Windows/domain password used by PRTG and can be passed as a sensor parameter. Any PRTG user who is not restricted to read-only access and is permitted to create sensors (the default for non-read-only users) can pass %windowspassword as an argument to the demo VBScript sensor, triggering the type-mismatch error and causing PRTG to display the plaintext password in the sensor's error output.
Vulnerability data from NVD (NIST) · CISA KEV · EPSS