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CVE-2026-40084MEDIUM
Cacti: Arbitrary File Read via Path Traversal in Report `format_file` Parameter
  AV  AC  PR  UI  S  C  I  A   CVSS    EPSS   %ile   KEV
   N   L   L   N  U  H  N  N    6.5   .0039   31.9     —
AFFECTED
  Product  Versions    Fixed
  cacti    < 1.2.31 –  —
TIMELINE
  Apr 9   Reserved by GitHub_M
  Jun 25  EXPLOIT PUBLISHED — CVE-2026-40084 (cacti). Public exploit reference added.
  Jun 25  Published (CNA: GitHub_M)
CWE-22 · CNA: GitHub_M · CVSS v3.1 · 2 references · NVD status: Analyzed

Description

Cacti is an open source performance and fault management framework. Versions 1.2.30 and prior are vulnerable to Path Traversal through the Report format_file Parameter, causing arbitrary file read. This vulnerability occurs in two stages. In the first stage (stored injection), lib/html_reports.php at line 283 stores $save['format_file'] = $post['format_file'] directly into the database without any validation. In the second stage (file read), lib/reports.php at line 667 concatenates CACTI_PATH_FORMATS . '/' . $format_file, and line 670 then calls file($format_file), reading arbitrary files from the filesystem. This issue has been fixed in version 1.2.31.

Lifecycle

Complete event history — 3 events, chronological
DateEventDetail
April 9, 2026ReservedReserved by GitHub_M
June 25, 2026EXPLOIT PUBLISHEDEXPLOIT PUBLISHED — CVE-2026-40084 (cacti). Public exploit reference added.
June 25, 2026PublishedPublished (CNA: GitHub_M)

Affected

Affected products and packages — 1 row
VendorProduct / PackageEcosystemVersion introducedFixed
Cacticacti< 1.2.31

Weaknesses

CWE-22

References (2)

Related

Authoritative record: CVE-2026-40084 at cve.org

Vendors: cacti

Weaknesses: CWE-22

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