Description
Cacti is an open source performance and fault management framework. Prior to 1.2.29, an administrator can change the `Poller Standard Error Log Path` parameter in either Installation Step 5 or in Configuration->Settings->Paths tab to a local file inside the server. Then simply going to Logs tab and selecting the name of the local file will show its content on the web UI. This vulnerability is fixed in 1.2.29.
Affected products
| Vendor | Product | Affected | Fixed |
|---|---|---|---|
| Cacti | cacti | < 1.2.29 | — |
Fixed in Linux distributions
Distributions backport fixes, so the version that fixes this vulnerability differs per release — upgrade to at least the version shown. From the distributions' security trackers and advisories.
Debian
Security tracker ↗| Release | Package | Fixed in | Advisory |
|---|---|---|---|
| Debian 14 | cacti | 1.2.28+ds1-4 | — |
| Debian 13 | cacti | 1.2.28+ds1-4 | — |
| Debian 12 | cacti | 1.2.24+ds1-1+deb12u5 | DSA-5862-1 |
| Debian 11 | cacti | 1.2.16+ds1-2+deb11u5 | DLA-4048-1 |
Ubuntu
Security tracker ↗| Release | Package | Fixed in | Advisory |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ubuntu 25.10 | cacti | No fix yet | — |
| Ubuntu 24.04 LTS | cacti | No fix yet | — |
Show 5 more (older releases, extended support, other products)Fewer releases
| Release | Package | Fixed in | Advisory |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ubuntu Pro 22.04 LTS | cacti | No fix yet | — |
| Ubuntu Pro 20.04 LTS | cacti | No fix yet | — |
| Ubuntu Pro 18.04 LTS | cacti | No fix yet | — |
| Ubuntu Pro 16.04 LTS | cacti | No fix yet | — |
| Ubuntu Pro 14.04 LTS | cacti | No fix yet | — |
Alpine
Security tracker ↗| Release | Package | Fixed in | Advisory |
|---|---|---|---|
| Alpine v3.24 | cacti | 1.2.29-r0 | — |
| Alpine v3.23 | cacti | 1.2.29-r0 | — |
| Alpine v3.22 | cacti | 1.2.29-r0 | — |
| Alpine v3.21 | cacti | 1.2.29-r0 | — |
Advisories 3
- WID-SEC-2025-0190 Cacti: Mehrere Schwachstellen BSI CERT-Bund (WID) · Apr 23, 2026
- DSA-5862-1 cacti - security update Debian Security (DSA / DLA) · Mar 9, 2026
- DLA-4048-1 cacti - security update Debian Security (DSA / DLA) · Mar 9, 2026