A Remote Code Execution vulnerability exists in PRTG Network Monitor before 19.4.54.1506 that allows attackers to execute code due to insufficient sanitization when passing arguments to the HttpTransactionSensor.exe binary
Published Mar 16, 2020
7.2
HIGHCVSS 3.1
EPSS 6.25%
Description
A Remote Code Execution vulnerability exists in PRTG Network Monitor before 19.4.54.1506 that allows attackers to execute code due to insufficient sanitization when passing arguments to the HttpTransactionSensor.exe binary. In order to exploit the vulnerability, remote authenticated administrators need to create a new HTTP Transaction Sensor and set specific settings when the sensor is executed.
Affected products
No data.
- < 19.4.54.1506
No data.
No Red Hat product state for this CVE.
No package ranges for this CVE.
Remediation
No remediation recorded yet.
Metrics
No CVSS v4.0 score for this CVE.
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:H/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
No CVSS v3.0 score for this CVE.
AV:N/AC:L/Au:S/C:C/I:C/A:C
This CVE is not in the KEV list.
No CISA SSVC assessment for this CVE yet.
Estimated probability of exploitation in the wild in the next 30 days (FIRST EPSS). As of Oct 1, 2026.
Score over time
2021–2026- EPSS v1
- EPSS v2
- EPSS v3
- EPSS v4
- EPSS v5
Percentile over time
- EPSS v1
- EPSS v2
- EPSS v3
- EPSS v4
- EPSS v5
Table of values (22 key points)
Flat stretches are collapsed; showing up to 120 newest points.
| Date | Score | Percentile | Model |
|---|---|---|---|
| Oct 1, 2026 | 6.25% (0.06251) | 93.35th | v5 (v2026.06.15) |
| Jun 15, 2026 | 6.25% (0.06251) | 92.63th | v5 (v2026.06.15) |
| Nov 21, 2025 | 12.68% (0.12676) | 93.70th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Nov 18, 2025 | 5.89% (0.05890) | 89.66th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Nov 8, 2025 | 12.68% (0.12676) | 93.68th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| May 25, 2025 | 16.27% (0.16268) | 94.47th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Mar 30, 2025 | 8.00% (0.08000) | 91.29th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Mar 29, 2025 | 10.91% (0.10913) | 88.95th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Mar 18, 2025 | 8.00% (0.08000) | 91.51th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Mar 17, 2025 | 9.13% (0.09132) | 92.07th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Dec 17, 2024 | 4.18% (0.04183) | 92.12th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| May 18, 2023 | 2.92% (0.02922) | 89.32th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Apr 19, 2023 | 2.76% (0.02755) | 89.00th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Mar 20, 2023 | 1.96% (0.01962) | 86.90th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Mar 7, 2023 | 1.39% (0.01392) | 84.29th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Mar 6, 2023 | 4.57% (0.04571) | 88.92th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
| Apr 1, 2022 | 4.57% (0.04571) | 87.83th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
| Feb 4, 2022 | 44.86% (0.44855) | 97.78th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
| Feb 3, 2022 | 7.71% (0.07710) | 84.59th | v1 |
| Jan 6, 2022 | 7.71% (0.07710) | 84.41th | v1 |
| Sep 1, 2021 | 1.83% (0.01828) | 74.99th | v1 |
| Apr 14, 2021 | 1.83% (0.01828) | 0.00th | v1 |
References (3)
- https://sensepost.com/blog/2019/being-stubborn-pays-off-pt.-1-cve-2018-19204/ x_refsource_MISCExploitThird Party Advisory
- https://www.bsi.bund.de/SharedDocs/Warnmeldungen/DE/CB/2019/11/warnmeldung_cb-k19-1019.html x_refsource_MISCThird Party Advisory
- https://www.paessler.com/prtg/history/stable x_refsource_MISCRelease Notes
| Link | Providers | Tags |
|---|---|---|
| https://sensepost.com/blog/2019/being-stubborn-pays-off-pt.-1-cve-2018-19204/ | x_refsource_MISCExploitThird Party Advisory | |
| https://www.bsi.bund.de/SharedDocs/Warnmeldungen/DE/CB/2019/11/warnmeldung_cb-k19-1019.html | x_refsource_MISCThird Party Advisory | |
| https://www.paessler.com/prtg/history/stable | x_refsource_MISCRelease Notes |
Change history (0)
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