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medium 5.3

CVE-2021-27220 json

An issue was discovered in PRTG Network Monitor before 21.1.66.1623.

published 5y ago modified 4mo ago also EUVD-2021-13985

cvss
5.3
version 3.1, NVD
cisa kev
Not listed
not in CISA's catalog
epss
1.8%
EPSS 1.8% chance of exploitation in 30 days, percentile 79%
public exploits
0
none known

Summary

An issue was discovered in PRTG Network Monitor before 21.1.66.1623. By invoking the screenshot functionality with prepared context paths, an attacker is able to verify the existence of certain files on the filesystem of the PRTG's Web server.

Patch / fix

  • paessler prtg_network_monitor 21.1.66.1623

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Exploit prediction

1.83% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days, higher than 79% of all scored CVEs (FIRST EPSS, 2026-11-09).

CVSS scores

assigned by version score vector
NVD 3.1 5.3 CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:N/A:N
NVD 2.0 5.0 AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:N/A:N

References

Sources

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