Check Point Advisories

Paessler PRTG Network Monitor Remote Code Execution (CVE-2018-9276)

Check Point Reference: CPAI-2018-1734
Date Published: 6 Feb 2021
Severity: High
Last Updated: Monday 10 February, 2025
Source:
Industry Reference:CVE-2018-9276
Protection Provided by:

Security Gateway
R81, R80, R77, R75
Who is Vulnerable? Paessler PRTG Network Monitor before 18.2.39
Paessler PRTG Network Monitor from 19.3.52 up to 21.2.68
Vulnerability Description A remote code execution vulnerability exists in Paessler PRTG Network Monitor. Successful exploitation of this vulnerability could allow a remote attacker to execute arbitrary code on the affected system.

Protection Overview

This protection detects attempts to exploit this vulnerability.

In order for the protection to be activated, update your Security Gateway product to the latest IPS update. For information on how to update IPS, go to SBP-2006-05, click on Protection tab and select the version of your choice.

Security Gateway R81 / R80 / R77 / R75

  1. In the IPS tab, click Protections and find the Paessler PRTG Network Monitor Remote Code Execution (CVE-2018-9276) protection using the Search tool and Edit the protection's settings.
  2. Install policy on all Security Gateways.

This protection's log will contain the following information:

Attack Name:  Web Server Enforcement Violation.
Attack Information:  Paessler PRTG Network Monitor Remote Code Execution (CVE-2018-9276)

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