CVE-2026-4638

High

Description

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.

SeverityHigh
CVSS7.1
Exploit probability—
ProductPRTG Network Monitor
PublishedSep 24, 2026
First seenSep 24, 2026
Weakness typeCWE-209CWE-209

How to fix

Update
  • Paessler GmbH PRTG Network Monitor26.2.120.1449 or later

Affected products

ProductAffected versionsFixed in
Paessler GmbH PRTG Network Monitorv < 26.2.120.144926.2.120.1449

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