CVE-2026-39948: Cacti is an open source performance and fault management framework

Q: How do I fix CVE-2026-39948?

cacti: upgrade to 1.2.31. Exact commands for each OS are on this page.

Q: Is CVE-2026-39948 being exploited?

CVE-2026-39948 is not on the CISA Known Exploited Vulnerabilities list at the time of the last update. Check again, as this can change.

Q: What does CVE-2026-39948 affect?

CVE-2026-39948 affects cacti. Severity is critical (CVSS 9.8). Cacti is an open source performance and fault management framework. In versions 1.2.30 and prior, the rfilter request parameter is retrieved via the raw accessor grv() (rather than gfrv() with FILTER_VALIDATE_IS_REGEX validation) and concat

Q: How urgent is CVE-2026-39948?

Priority 54/100. Critical severity; Remotely exploitable, no login, no user action

This month

CRITICAL 9.8REMOTEUPGRADE

CVE-2026-39948 is a critical-severity flaw (CVSS 9.8) affecting cacti. Below: why it ranks where it does, which versions are affected, what to do, and the exact commands.

Cacti is an open source performance and fault management framework. In versions 1.2.30 and prior, the rfilter request parameter is retrieved via the raw accessor grv() (rather than gfrv() with FILTER_VALIDATE_IS_REGEX validation) and concatenated directly into RLIKE SQL clauses in lib/html_graph.php and lib/html_tree.php, which are reachable pre-authentication through graph_view.php on installations with guest graph viewing enabled. Because the u

Why this priority

Critical severity
Remotely exploitable, no login, no user action

A fixed release or distro patch exists.

Risk facts

CVSS score	9.8 (Critical)
Attack vector	Network (remote)
Attack complexity	Low
Privileges needed	None
User interaction	None
EPSS exploit chance	0.8% (top 42%)
CISA exploited list	No
Weakness	CWE-89
Published	2026-06-24
Last modified	2026-06-26

Publisher (CNA): GitHub, Inc. · Vendor: cacti

Last updated 2026-06-26 · Sources: CVE Program, NVD, CISA KEV, EPSS and vendor advisories · How we score

Am I affected?

Timeline

2026-06-24 23:16 UTCPublished CVE record published
2026-06-26 05:16 UTCUpdated Record last modified

cacti cacti UPGRADE

Affected: < 1.2.31

Fixed in: 1.2.31

Safe to downgrade to: no unaffected older release

1. Check installed version

apt-cache policy cacti || rpm -q cacti || cacti --version

2. UPGRADE to 1.2.31 (Debian / Ubuntu)

sudo apt update && sudo apt install --only-upgrade cacti

2. UPGRADE (RHEL / Amazon Linux / Fedora)

sudo dnf upgrade cacti

Note

Distros often backport fixes without changing the version number. Confirm with the distro advisory or changelog.

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Quick answers

How do I fix CVE-2026-39948?

cacti: upgrade to 1.2.31. Exact commands for each OS are on this page.

Is CVE-2026-39948 being exploited?

CVE-2026-39948 is not on the CISA Known Exploited Vulnerabilities list at the time of the last update. Check again, as this can change.

What does CVE-2026-39948 affect?

CVE-2026-39948 affects cacti. Severity is critical (CVSS 9.8). Cacti is an open source performance and fault management framework. In versions 1.2.30 and prior, the rfilter request parameter is retrieved via the raw accessor grv() (rather than gfrv() with FILTER_VALIDATE_IS_REGEX validation) and concat

How urgent is CVE-2026-39948?

Priority 54/100. Critical severity; Remotely exploitable, no login, no user action

Software pages

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References

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