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.
References
| Link | Resource |
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| https://github.com/Cacti/cacti/commit/4c09efaebf3a9faec66969d0b5c4aceaf397f37f | Patch |
| https://github.com/Cacti/cacti/security/advisories/GHSA-mjvw-mhj5-9jcj | Exploit Mitigation Vendor Advisory |
| https://github.com/Cacti/cacti/security/advisories/GHSA-mjvw-mhj5-9jcj | Exploit Mitigation Vendor Advisory |
Configurations
History
29 Jun 2026, 18:48
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Cacti
Cacti cacti |
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| CPE | cpe:2.3:a:cacti:cacti:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | |
| References | () https://github.com/Cacti/cacti/commit/4c09efaebf3a9faec66969d0b5c4aceaf397f37f - Patch | |
| References | () https://github.com/Cacti/cacti/security/advisories/GHSA-mjvw-mhj5-9jcj - Exploit, Mitigation, Vendor Advisory |
26 Jun 2026, 14:17
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| References | () https://github.com/Cacti/cacti/security/advisories/GHSA-mjvw-mhj5-9jcj - |
25 Jun 2026, 23:17
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| New CVE |
Information
Published : 2026-06-25 23:17
Updated : 2026-06-29 18:48
NVD link : CVE-2026-40084
Mitre link : CVE-2026-40084
CVE.ORG link : CVE-2026-40084
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Products Affected
cacti
- cacti
CWE
CWE-22
Improper Limitation of a Pathname to a Restricted Directory ('Path Traversal')
