CVE-2026-4638
Severity not reportedPRTG Network Monitor before version 26.2.120.1449 ships a demo EXE/Script sensor that multiplies two integer parameters using cscript.exe.
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 products
Not reported by the source (unknown — not "none").
Weakness classification (CWE)
Source: NVD / CISA. “NVD-CWE-Other” and “NVD-CWE-noinfo” mean NVD could not assign a specific weakness.
Mitigation & advisories
No vendor advisory or patch reference tagged by NVD. Check the references below.
References
- https://paessler.freshdesk.com/en/support/solutions/articles/76000088640 551230f0-3615-47bd-b7cc-93e92e730bbf
- https://r.sec-consult.com/paessler 551230f0-3615-47bd-b7cc-93e92e730bbf
- https://www.paessler.com/de/download/ 551230f0-3615-47bd-b7cc-93e92e730bbf
- https://www.paessler.com/prtg/prtg-network-monitor 551230f0-3615-47bd-b7cc-93e92e730bbf
