CVE-2026-4638

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

HIGH
7.1
CVSS Score
Published: September 24, 2026 at 10:57 AM UTC
Updated: September 24, 2026 at 08:57 PM UTC
1 product affected across 1 vendorPRTG Network Monitor

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Severity
HIGH7.1
Exploit prediction
EPSS 0.3%
SSVC
No known exploit

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.

Affected

Our own answer: ranges merged, affected separated from platform-only, with confidence and review flags.

v < 26.2.120.1449
Affected range stops below 26.2.120.1449, so it looks safe — our inference, not a vendor statement

Remediation

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References (4)

SSVC — Action Prioritization

SSVCNo known exploitNot automatablePartial impact

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CVSS

7.1HIGHSEC-VLab
Vector?

Quick Info

StatusDEFERRED
CWE
CWE-209

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