{"id":"CVE-2026-40084","state":"PUBLISHED","title":"Cacti: Arbitrary File Read via Path Traversal in Report `format_file` Parameter","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.","publishedAt":"2026-06-25T22:43:47.441Z","updatedAt":"2026-06-26T12:44:37.984Z","severity":{"score":6.5,"label":"Medium","version":"3.1","vector":"CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N","source":"GitHub_M"},"assigner":"GitHub_M","products":["Cacti cacti"],"affected":[{"vendor":"Cacti","product":"cacti","versions":[{"version":"< 1.2.31","status":"affected"}]}],"references":["https://github.com/Cacti/cacti/security/advisories/GHSA-mjvw-mhj5-9jcj","https://github.com/Cacti/cacti/commit/4c09efaebf3a9faec66969d0b5c4aceaf397f37f"],"weaknesses":["CWE-22"],"ingestedAt":"2026-10-29T20:11:57.932Z","source":{"repository":"CVEProject/cvelistV5","path":"cves/2026/40xxx/CVE-2026-40084.json","commit":"556c9d3a8cd17e218bb8e452ba7cd619a384ff47"},"raw":{"dataType":"CVE_RECORD","dataVersion":"5.2","cveMetadata":{"cveId":"CVE-2026-40084","state":"PUBLISHED","datePublished":"2026-06-25T22:43:47.441Z","dateUpdated":"2026-06-26T12:44:37.984Z","assignerShortName":"GitHub_M","assignerOrgId":"a0819718-46f1-4df5-94e2-005712e83aaa","dateReserved":"2026-04-09T00:39:12.205Z"},"containers":{"cna":{"title":"Cacti: Arbitrary File Read via Path Traversal in Report `format_file` Parameter","descriptions":[{"lang":"en","value":"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."}],"affected":[{"vendor":"Cacti","product":"cacti","versions":[{"version":"< 1.2.31","status":"affected"}]}],"references":[{"url":"https://github.com/Cacti/cacti/security/advisories/GHSA-mjvw-mhj5-9jcj","name":"https://github.com/Cacti/cacti/security/advisories/GHSA-mjvw-mhj5-9jcj","tags":["x_refsource_CONFIRM"]},{"url":"https://github.com/Cacti/cacti/commit/4c09efaebf3a9faec66969d0b5c4aceaf397f37f","name":"https://github.com/Cacti/cacti/commit/4c09efaebf3a9faec66969d0b5c4aceaf397f37f","tags":["x_refsource_MISC"]}],"metrics":[{"cvssV3_1":{"attackComplexity":"LOW","attackVector":"NETWORK","availabilityImpact":"NONE","baseScore":6.5,"baseSeverity":"MEDIUM","confidentialityImpact":"HIGH","integrityImpact":"NONE","privilegesRequired":"LOW","scope":"UNCHANGED","userInteraction":"NONE","vectorString":"CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N","version":"3.1"}}],"problemTypes":[{"descriptions":[{"cweId":"CWE-22","lang":"en","description":"CWE-22: Improper Limitation of a Pathname to a Restricted Directory ('Path Traversal')","type":"CWE"}]}],"providerMetadata":{"shortName":"GitHub_M","orgId":"a0819718-46f1-4df5-94e2-005712e83aaa","dateUpdated":"2026-06-25T22:43:47.441Z"},"source":{"advisory":"GHSA-mjvw-mhj5-9jcj","discovery":"UNKNOWN"}},"adp":[{"title":"CISA ADP Vulnrichment","references":[{"url":"https://github.com/Cacti/cacti/security/advisories/GHSA-mjvw-mhj5-9jcj","tags":["exploit"]}],"metrics":[{"other":{"type":"ssvc","content":{"timestamp":"2026-06-26T12:44:34.528149Z","id":"CVE-2026-40084","options":[{"Exploitation":"poc"},{"Automatable":"no"},{"Technical Impact":"partial"}],"role":"CISA Coordinator","version":"2.0.3"}}}],"providerMetadata":{"shortName":"CISA-ADP","orgId":"134c704f-9b21-4f2e-91b3-4a467353bcc0","dateUpdated":"2026-06-26T12:44:37.984Z"}}]}}}