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CVE-2018-19410 — Paessler PRTG Network Monitor Local File Inclusion Vulnerability

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HIGH severity🔴 Actively Exploited · CISA KEV

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Overview

Paessler PRTG Network Monitor contains a local file inclusion vulnerability that allows a remote, unauthenticated attacker to create users with read-write privileges (including administrator).

Vulnerability details

CVE ID: CVE-2018-19410
Vulnerability: Paessler PRTG Network Monitor Local File Inclusion Vulnerability
Vendor: Paessler
Affected products: Paessler: PRTG Network Monitor
Severity: HIGH
Exploitation status: Actively exploited in the wild (CISA KEV)
Published: 2025-02-04

Remediation guidance

CVE-2018-19410 is in CISA's Known Exploited Vulnerabilities (KEV) catalog — U.S. federal civilian agencies are required to remediate it under Binding Operational Directive 22-01. Treat it as a priority for every environment.

Apply the vendor's official security update for Paessler the affected product as soon as possible. Where a patch is unavailable, apply vendor mitigations or isolate/segment exposed systems.

Hunt for indicators of compromise tied to this vulnerability and confirm logging/EDR coverage on affected assets.

Authoritative references

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