CVE-2014-5261

The graph settings script (graph_settings.php) in Cacti 0.8.8b and earlier allows remote...

7.5 HighFix available

The graph settings script (graph_settings.php) in Cacti 0.8.8b and earlier allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary commands via shell metacharacters in a font size, related to the rrdtool commandline in lib/rrd.php.

Exploit likelihood

10.8%Up 9.4 points since Feb 4, 2022

What each source reports

NVD Score used 7.5

Record: CVE-2014-5261
CVSS 2.0: 7.5 HighAV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P
Weakness: CWE-94
Updated: 2026-11-02

CVE List No score

Record: CVE-2014-5261
Updated: 2026-11-02

EUVDEUVD-2014-5154 No score

Record: EUVD-2014-5154
Updated: 2026-11-03

GitHub AdvisoriesGHSA-pf2x-7333-7fw9 No score

The graph settings script (graph_settings.php) in Cacti 0.8.8b and earlier allows remote...

Record: GHSA-pf2x-7333-7fw9
Weakness: CWE-94
Updated: 2026-11-02

OSV No score

Record: CVE-2014-5261
Updated: 2026-11-02

OSVDEBIAN-CVE-2014-5261 No score

Record: DEBIAN-CVE-2014-5261
Updated: 2026-11-02

OSVMGASA-2014-0403 No score

Updated cacti package fixes multiple security vulnerabilities

Updated cacti package fixes security vulnerabilities:

Multiple security issues (cross-site scripting, missing input sanitising and SQL injection) have been discovered in Cacti, a web interface for graphing of monitoring systems (CVE-2014-5025, CVE-2014-5026, CVE-2014-5261, CVE-2014-5262).

Record: MGASA-2014-0403
Updated: 2026-11-02

OSVUBUNTU-CVE-2014-5261 No score

Record: UBUNTU-CVE-2014-5261
Updated: 2026-11-02

Affected products

cacti

Affected packages

Affected packages
Package	Affected	Fixed
`cacti` Debian:12	before 0.8.8b+dfsg-8	0.8.8b+dfsg-8
`cacti` Debian:13	before 0.8.8b+dfsg-8	0.8.8b+dfsg-8
`cacti` Debian:14	before 0.8.8b+dfsg-8	0.8.8b+dfsg-8
`cacti` Debian:6.0	before 0.8.7g-1+squeeze5, plus listed versions 0.8.7g-10.8.7g-1+squeeze10.8.7g-1+squeeze20.8.7g-1+squeeze30.8.7g-1+squeeze4	0.8.7g-1+squeeze5
`cacti` Debian:7	before 0.8.8a+dfsg-5+deb7u4, plus listed versions 0.8.8a+dfsg-50.8.8a+dfsg-5+deb7u10.8.8a+dfsg-5+deb7u20.8.8a+dfsg-5+deb7u3	0.8.8a+dfsg-5+deb7u4
`cacti` Mageia:4	before 0.8.8b-3.2.mga4	0.8.8b-3.2.mga4
`cacti` Ubuntu:14.04:LTS	before 0.8.8b+dfsg-5ubuntu0.1, plus listed versions 0.8.8b+dfsg-30.8.8b+dfsg-5	0.8.8b+dfsg-5ubuntu0.1

History

History
Recorded	Changed	Sources
Nov 3, 2026	aliases	EUVD
Nov 2, 2026	first indexed	CVE List, GitHub Advisories, NVD, OSV

Dates are when Every CVE recorded each change. Upstream dates may differ.

In short

CVE-2014-5261 is a high vulnerability (CVSS 7.5) in Cacti, published August 20, 2014. No source lists public exploit code. EPSS puts the chance of exploitation in the next 30 days at 10.8%, the 95th percentile. Fixed in cacti 0.8.8b+dfsg-8.

References

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