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CVE-2009-4112

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FAUCET Score

CVE-2009-4112 describes a critical privilege escalation vulnerability in Cacti versions 0.8.7e and earlier. An authenticated administrator can inject arbitrary commands by manipulating the "Data Input Method" for the "Linux - Get Memory Usage" setting. This vulnerability carries a CVSS score of 9.0, indicating a severe risk with complete compromise of confidentiality, integrity, and availability possible due to its network-based, low-complexity attack vector. While no active exploitation or public exploit code (Metasploit, Nuclei) is noted, and community discussion is minimal, the high FAUCET Risk Score of 95/100 suggests significant potential impact if exploited.

Impacted Technologies

VendorProductVersion(s)CPE
<= 0.8.7eCPE matchmatch criteria
cpe:2.3:a:cacti:cacti:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
0.6.7CPE matchmatch criteria
cpe:2.3:a:cacti:cacti:0.6.7:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
0.8CPE matchmatch criteria
cpe:2.3:a:cacti:cacti:0.8:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
0.8.1CPE matchmatch criteria
cpe:2.3:a:cacti:cacti:0.8.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
0.8.2CPE matchmatch criteria
cpe:2.3:a:cacti:cacti:0.8.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

CVSS Data

CVSS version used by this source: 2.0

9.0HIGH

AV:N/AC:L/Au:S/C:C/I:C/A:C

Confidentiality Impact
COMPLETE
Integrity Impact
COMPLETE
Availability Impact
COMPLETE
Access Vector
NETWORK
Access Complexity
LOW
Authentication
SINGLE
Exploitability Score
8.0
Impact Score
10.0
CvssVersion
2.0

Exploit Intelligence

EPSS Score
11.48%
Probability of exploitation in next 30 days
EPSS Percentile
95.6%
Percentile rank of EPSS score among Peer Group
As of 2026-07-28
Model: v2026.06.15
ExploitDB: EDB-33377 · Nov 16, 2009
This CVE's current EPSS score of 0.1148 is in the 95th percentile among its peer group of 17,844 CVEs.

Social Chatter

The average CVE in this peer group has 0.0 Twitter, 0.0 Reddit, 0.3 Bluesky, 0.1 Mastodon, and 0.2 GitHub mentions.

Media Mentions

No media coverage found for this CVE.

The average CVE in this peer group has 0.1 InfoSec Media, 0.0 Vendor Blog, and 0.0 Security Researcher mentions.

Remediation

Vendor Advisories (1)

redhatCVE-2009-4112Low

Cacti: Privilege escalation under certain conditions

Nov 25, 2009

References

archives.neohapsis.com / archives/fulldisclosure/2009-11/0292.html
Exploit
lists.opensuse.org / opensuse-security-announce/2020-03/msg00001.html
lists.opensuse.org / opensuse-security-announce/2020-03/msg00005.html
lists.opensuse.org / opensuse-security-announce/2020-04/msg00042.html
lists.opensuse.org / opensuse-security-announce/2020-04/msg00048.html
exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com / vulnerabilities/54473
openwall.com / lists/oss-security/2009/11/26/1
openwall.com / lists/oss-security/2009/11/30/2
securityfocus.com / archive/1/508129/100/0/threaded
securityfocus.com / bid/37137
Exploit