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GHSA-GH9Q-9RJG-9RQ2

Vulnerability from github – Published: 2026-09-24 12:31 – Updated: 2026-09-24 12:31

Details

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.

Severity

7.1 (High)


                  
                    CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:L/UI:N/VC:H/VI:N/VA:N/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N

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CVE-2026-4638 (GCVE-0-2026-4638)

Vulnerability from cvelistv5 – Published: 2026-09-24 10:57 – Updated: 2026-09-24 12:14

Title

Plaintext Password Disclosure via VBScript Sensor Error Message in Paessler PRTG Network Monitor

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 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.

Severity

7.1 (High)


                        
                          CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:L/UI:N/VC:H/VI:N/VA:N/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N

SSVC

Exploitation: none Automatable: no Technical Impact: partial

CISA Coordinator · CISA-ADP (v2.0.3)

Decision recorded 2026-09-24 12:13 UTC

CWE

CWE-209 - Generation of error message containing sensitive information

Assigner

SEC-VLab mitre root

References

4 references

URL	Tags
https://r.sec-consult.com/paessler	third-party-advisory
https://paessler.freshdesk.com/en/support/solutio…	vendor-advisory
https://www.paessler.com/de/download/	patch
https://www.paessler.com/prtg/prtg-network-monitor	product

Impacted products

1 product

Vendor	Product	Version
Paessler GmbH	PRTG Network Monitor	Affected: 0 , < 26.2.120.1449 (custom)

Credits

J. Kruchem, SEC Consult Vulnerability Lab S. Michlits, SEC Consult Vulnerability Lab

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