CVE-2026-39897

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Published 2026-06-24 · Modified 2026-06-25

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CVSS v3

6.1

CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:C/C:L/I:L/A:N

CVSS v4 NEW

5.3

CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:N/UI:P/VC:N/VI:L/VA:N/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N

VIR risk

6.1

Description

Cacti is an open source performance and fault management framework. Versions 1.2.30 and below contain a Reflected XSS vulnerability in the html_auth_footer. This issue has been fixed in version 1.2.31.

Predictions

Exploit likelihood

71%

Patch ETA

—

Heuristic predictions, AS-IS, for prioritization only.

Mitigations

Mitigation details

Source: Debian Security Tracker · View original ↗ · DFSG

CVE-2026-39897 NameCVE-2026-39897 DescriptionCacti is an open source performance and fault management framework. Versions 1.2.30 and below contain a Reflected XSS vulnerability in the html_auth_footer. This issue has been fixed in version 1.2.31. SourceCVE (at NVD; CERT, ENISA, LWN, oss-sec, fulldisc, Debian ELTS, Red Hat, Ubuntu, Gentoo, SUSE bugzilla/CVE, GitHub advisories/code/issues, web…

CVE-2026-39897

Name	CVE-2026-39897
Description	Cacti is an open source performance and fault management framework. Versions 1.2.30 and below contain a Reflected XSS vulnerability in the html_auth_footer. This issue has been fixed in version 1.2.31.
Source	CVE (at NVD; CERT, ENISA, LWN, oss-sec, fulldisc, Debian ELTS, Red Hat, Ubuntu, Gentoo, SUSE bugzilla/CVE, GitHub advisories/code/issues, web search, more)

Vulnerable and fixed packages

The table below lists information on source packages.

Source Package	Release	Version	Status
cacti (PTS)	bullseye	1.2.16+ds1-2+deb11u3	vulnerable
	bullseye (security)	1.2.16+ds1-2+deb11u5	vulnerable
	bookworm, bookworm (security)	1.2.24+ds1-1+deb12u5	vulnerable
	trixie	1.2.30+ds1-1	vulnerable
	forky, sid	1.2.30+ds1-3	vulnerable

The information below is based on the following data on fixed versions.

Package	Type	Release	Fixed Version	Urgency	Origin	Debian Bugs
cacti	source	(unstable)	(unfixed)

Notes

https://github.com/Cacti/cacti/security/advisories/GHSA-2j98-xfjq-gw39
Fixed by: https://github.com/Cacti/cacti/commit/7c544ea0b45de627f206eefe93005433c2c3864d (release/1.2.31)

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Apply commands

text fix

Notes

https://github.com/Cacti/cacti/security/advisories/GHSA-2j98-xfjq-gw39Fixed by: https://github.com/Cacti/cacti/commit/7c544ea0b45de627f206eefe93005433c2c3864d (release/1.2.31)

OS impact

Debian Affected 5 releases

Version	Status	Fixed in
trixie	Affected	—
sid	Affected	—
forky	Affected	—
bullseye	Affected	—
bookworm	Affected	—

Application impact

Vendor	Product	Versions	Fixed
cacti	cacti	`{"endExcluding":"1.2.31"}`	`1.2.31`

References

CWEs

CWE-79

Community-verified mitigations for this CVE will appear above when contributors publish them.

Verify integrity in audit chain (admin only). AS-IS.