CVE-2026-4638

LOWCVSS 7.1 · HIGH

Signal is active with 1 mentions in latest observed window

Immediate actions

  • Track advisory updates for patch or workaround availability

Recommended action window: Monitor and triage in normal cycle

NVD 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.

0.0/ 10 priority

Sources & remediation

Weakness type (CWE)
CWE-209

Priority

LOW

Exploitation

NONE

PoC

NONE

Patch

NONE

Momentum

STABLE

Threat summary

  • 2 mentions across 2 observed days
  • Momentum state: stable

What's happening

  • Peaked 1d ago at 1 mentions (2026-09-24); latest day: 1
  • 2 total mentions across 2 days

Deep dive

Activity timeline2 mentions / 2d
00111Mentions · 2026-09-24: 1Mentions · 2026-09-25: 109-2409-25
Referenced assets2 URLs
Full discourse2 posts
  • zoomeyebot@zoomeyebot

    🚨 Paessler PRTG Network Monitor: Reflected XSS and Plaintext Domain Credential Disclosure (CVE-2026-4637, CVE-2026-4638) Critical Vulnerability Alert! Paessler PRTG Network Monitor is affected by CVE-2026-4638. 🔍 Identify Targets via ZoomEye: Search Dork: app="PRTG" Exposure: 73.8k instances identified globally. ZoomEye Search Link: 👉 https://www.zoomeye.ai/searchResult?q=YXBwPSJQUlRHIg%3D%3D #PRTG #CVE20264638 #XSS #Vulnerability #ZoomEye

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  • Autumn Good@autumn_good_35

    1) Cross Site Scripting (CVE-2026-4637) 2) Plaintext Storage of Password (CVE-2026-4638) Multiple Vulnerabilities in Paessler PRTG Network Monitor https://sec-consult.com/vulnerability-lab/advisory/multiple-vulnerabilities-in-paessler-prtg-network-monitor/

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