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TI-2026-28772 Aliases CVE-2026-39894

Cacti: RRDtool metric shift via LC_NUMERIC locale comma decimal formatting

Priority LOW 13CWE-474Published · Updated

Key facts

Attack vector
Local
Privileges required
None
User interaction
None
Attack complexity
High
Impact type
—
Confidentiality · integrity · availability
None · Low · None
Fix status
Fixed

Attack profile from CVSS 3.1 · CNA. Fix status from CNA.

Summary

Cacti is an open source performance and fault management framework. In versions 1.2.30 and below, the locale-dependent decimal formatting in rrdtool_function_update() can corrupt RRDtool metric values. The rrdtool_function_update() function checks metric values with is_numeric() and concatenates them into the RRDtool update command via PHP string interpolation. PHP's string cast of floats is locale-sensitive: if LC_NUMERIC uses comma as decimal separator (e.g., de_DE), a value of 1.5 becomes "1,5". RRDtool expects . as decimal separator, causing metric data to shift into wrong columns or be silently dropped. No setlocale() reset is present in the update path. This causes a data integrity issue, but is not remotely exploitable; it requires server locale misconfiguration. The issue has been fixed in version 1.2.31.

Why it matters now

Exploitation None reported CISA SSVC · not in CISA KEV
EPSS 0.00139 3rd percentileScored 2026-11-07
Fix Fixed cacti (Cacti): 1.2.31

SSVC decision points

CISA ADP · SSVC 2.0.3

Exploitation
None
Automatable
No
Technical impact
Partial

The decision (Track, Attend, Act) also depends on your mission and well-being impact; see CISA's SSVC guide.

Affected products

VendorProductAffected versionsFixed inStatusSource
Cacticactibefore 1.2.311.2.31Patch availableCNA
  • cacti VendorCacti Affected before 1.2.31 Fixed in 1.2.31 Patch available CNA

CPE configurations NVD · 1

CPEVersionsRoleVendor
cpe:2.3:a:cacti:cacti:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*before 1.2.31VulnerableCacti
  • cpe:2.3:a:cacti:cacti:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions before 1.2.31 Vulnerable ·Cacti

Remediation

  • Fix · CNA cacti (Cacti) Fixed in 1.2.31

Timeline

  1. 2026-10-02 Threatist record created from CVE-2026-39894

References

Patch 2

Advisory 1

  • TI-2022-22813 Unauthenticated command injection in cacti KEVCVSS 3.1CRITICAL 9.8
  • TI-2023-20500 Unauthenticated SQL Injection in graph_view.php in Cacti CVSS 3.1CRITICAL 9.8
  • TI-2024-16869 Cacti RCE vulnerability when importing packages CVSS 3.1CRITICAL 9.1
  • TI-2024-20809 SQL Injection vulnerability in automation_get_new_graphs_sql CVSS 3.1HIGH 8.8
  • TI-2023-26750 Cacti SQL Injection vulnerability CVSS 3.1HIGH 8.8
  • TI-2025-18110 Cacti allows Arbitrary File Creation leading to RCE CVSS 4.0HIGH 8.7
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