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Vulnerability details: VCID-qbvv-frc2-rqbk
Vulnerability ID VCID-qbvv-frc2-rqbk
Aliases CVE-2017-16641
Summary lib/rrd.php in Cacti 1.1.27 allows remote authenticated administrators to execute arbitrary OS commands via the path_rrdtool parameter in an action=save request to settings.php.
Status Published
Exploitability 0.5
Weighted Severity 8.1
Risk 4.0
Affected and Fixed Packages Package Details
Weaknesses (1)
CWE-78 Improper Neutralization of Special Elements used in an OS Command ('OS Command Injection')
System Score Found at
epss 0.00465 https://api.first.org/data/v1/epss?cve=CVE-2017-16641
epss 0.00465 https://api.first.org/data/v1/epss?cve=CVE-2017-16641
epss 0.00465 https://api.first.org/data/v1/epss?cve=CVE-2017-16641
epss 0.00465 https://api.first.org/data/v1/epss?cve=CVE-2017-16641
epss 0.00465 https://api.first.org/data/v1/epss?cve=CVE-2017-16641
epss 0.00465 https://api.first.org/data/v1/epss?cve=CVE-2017-16641
epss 0.0126 https://api.first.org/data/v1/epss?cve=CVE-2017-16641
epss 0.0126 https://api.first.org/data/v1/epss?cve=CVE-2017-16641
epss 0.0126 https://api.first.org/data/v1/epss?cve=CVE-2017-16641
epss 0.0126 https://api.first.org/data/v1/epss?cve=CVE-2017-16641
epss 0.0126 https://api.first.org/data/v1/epss?cve=CVE-2017-16641
epss 0.0126 https://api.first.org/data/v1/epss?cve=CVE-2017-16641
epss 0.0126 https://api.first.org/data/v1/epss?cve=CVE-2017-16641
epss 0.0126 https://api.first.org/data/v1/epss?cve=CVE-2017-16641
epss 0.0126 https://api.first.org/data/v1/epss?cve=CVE-2017-16641
cvssv2 9.0 https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2017-16641
cvssv3 7.2 https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2017-16641
archlinux High https://security.archlinux.org/AVG-537
Reference id Reference type URL
https://api.first.org/data/v1/epss?cve=CVE-2017-16641
https://cve.mitre.org/cgi-bin/cvename.cgi?name=CVE-2017-16641
https://github.com/Cacti/cacti/issues/1057
881110 https://bugs.debian.org/cgi-bin/bugreport.cgi?bug=881110
ASA-201712-2 https://security.archlinux.org/ASA-201712-2
AVG-537 https://security.archlinux.org/AVG-537
cpe:2.3:a:cacti:cacti:1.1.27:*:*:*:*:*:*:* https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/search/results?adv_search=true&isCpeNameSearch=true&query=cpe:2.3:a:cacti:cacti:1.1.27:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
CVE-2017-16641 https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2017-16641
No exploits are available.
Vector: AV:N/AC:L/Au:S/C:C/I:C/A:C Found at https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2017-16641
Exploitability (E) Access Vector (AV) Access Complexity (AC) Authentication (Au) Confidentiality Impact (C) Integrity Impact (I) Availability Impact (A)

high

functional

unproven

proof_of_concept

not_defined

local

adjacent_network

network

high

medium

low

multiple

single

none

none

partial

complete

none

partial

complete

none

partial

complete
Vector: CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:H/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H Found at https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2017-16641
Attack Vector (AV) Attack Complexity (AC) Privileges Required (PR) User Interaction (UI) Scope (S) Confidentiality Impact (C) Integrity Impact (I) Availability Impact (A)

network

adjacent_network

local

physical

low

high

none

low

high

none

required

unchanged

changed

high

low

none

high

low

none

high

low

none
Exploit Prediction Scoring System (EPSS)
Percentile 0.64294
EPSS Score 0.00465
Published At April 1, 2026, 12:55 p.m.
Date Actor Action Source VulnerableCode Version
2026-04-01T16:32:33.418676+00:00 Debian Oval Importer Import https://www.debian.org/security/oval/oval-definitions-bullseye.xml.bz2 38.0.0