What is CVE-2017-15917?

CVE-2017-15917 is a medium-severity vulnerability in Paessler Prtg Network Monitor, classified under Improper Privilege Management. CVSS score: 6.5/10. Published 2017-10-26.

How severe is CVE-2017-15917?

Medium severity. CVSS v3 base score is 6.5 out of 10.

Is CVE-2017-15917 known to be exploited?

1 public proof-of-concept repositories are indexed. Not currently listed in the CISA KEV catalog.

Privilege escalation in Paessler Prtg Network Monitor

CVE-2017-15917

In Paessler PRTG Network Monitor 17.3.33.2830, it's possible to create a Map as a read-only user, by forging a request and sending it to the server.

Vulnerability class: Privilege Escalation

Published 2017-10-26 · last modified 2026-06-17.

CVSS v3 metric

CVSS v3 base score 6.5 (Medium). Vector: CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N.

EPSS exploit prediction

EPSS: 0.007 (51.2th percentile), scored 2026-09-30.

Very low probability of exploitation in the next 30 days; routine patching cadence is appropriate. 51st percentile — 51.2% of CVEs in the catalogue have a lower EPSS than this one. How to read EPSS.

EPSS over last 30 days · oldest: 0.007 · newest: 0.007 · change: 0.000

Affected products

Paessler Prtg Network Monitor — versions 17.3.33.2830

Weakness classification (CWE)

CWE-269 — Improper Privilege Management

Public proof-of-concept exploits

sketler/sketler

References

medium.com/stolabs/security-issue-on-prtg-network-manager-ada65b45d37b (Third Party Advisory, Issue Tracking)

Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2017-15917?: CVE-2017-15917 is a medium-severity vulnerability in Paessler Prtg Network Monitor, classified under Improper Privilege Management. CVSS score: 6.5/10. Published 2017-10-26.
How severe is CVE-2017-15917?: Medium severity. CVSS v3 base score is 6.5 out of 10.
Is CVE-2017-15917 known to be exploited?: 1 public proof-of-concept repositories are indexed. Not currently listed in the CISA KEV catalog.