Bug 2493262 (CVE-2026-40084)

Summary:	CVE-2026-40084 cacti: Cacti: Arbitrary file read via Path Traversal vulnerability in Report format_file parameter
Product:	[Other] Security Response	Reporter:	OSIDB Bzimport <bzimport>
Component:	vulnerability	Assignee:	Product Security DevOps Team <prodsec-dev>
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Doc Text:	A flaw was found in Cacti. This Path Traversal vulnerability in the Report format_file parameter allows a remote attacker to read arbitrary files from the filesystem. The system stores an unvalidated file path, which is later used to access files, leading to information disclosure.	Story Points:	---
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Description OSIDB Bzimport 2026-06-26 00:01:55 UTC

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.