CVE-2019-11073
A Remote Code Execution vulnerability exists in PRTG Network Monitor before 19.4.54.1506 that...
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.
Attack profile
How easy it is to exploit
- Attack vector
- Network
- Complexity
- Low
- Privileges needed
- High
- User interaction
- None
What an attacker can affect
- Confidentiality
- High
- Integrity
- High
- Availability
- High
Exploit likelihood
What each source reports
NVD Score used
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.
- Record
CVE-2019-11073- CVSS 3.1
- 7.2 High
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:H/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H - CVSS 2.0
- 9.0 High
AV:N/AC:L/Au:S/C:C/I:C/A:C - Weakness
- CWE-74
- Updated
- 2026-11-02
CVE List No score
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.
- Record
CVE-2019-11073- Updated
- 2026-11-02
EUVDEUVD-2019-2778 No score
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.
- Record
EUVD-2019-2778- Updated
- 2026-11-03
GitHub AdvisoriesGHSA-2rpv-42c9-4hgr No score
A Remote Code Execution vulnerability exists in PRTG Network Monitor before 19.4.54.1506 that...
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.
- Record
GHSA-2rpv-42c9-4hgr- Updated
- 2026-11-02
Affected products
History
| Recorded | Changed | Sources |
|---|---|---|
| aliases | EUVD | |
| first indexed | CVE List, GitHub Advisories, NVD |
Dates are when Every CVE recorded each change. Upstream dates may differ.
In short
CVE-2019-11073 is a high vulnerability (CVSS 7.2) in Paessler Prtg Network Monitor, published March 16, 2020. No source lists public exploit code. EPSS puts the chance of exploitation in the next 30 days at 6.25%, the 93rd percentile. No source names a fixed version.