CVE-2017-12065
spikekill.php in Cacti before 1.1.16 might allow remote attackers to execute arbitrary code via the avgnan, outlier-start, or outlier-end parameter.
Does this matter?
High impact if exploited, but EPSS currently rates exploitation as unlikely (2.92%). Schedule it in the normal patch cycle and watch for a rise in EPSS or a public exploit.
Description
spikekill.php in Cacti before 1.1.16 might allow remote attackers to execute arbitrary code via the avgnan, outlier-start, or outlier-end parameter.
- CVSS 3.0
- 9.8 CRITICALCVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
- EPSS
- 2.92% probability · 87th percentile
- Public exploits
- None in Exploit-DB
- CISA KEV
- Not listed
- Affected
- cacti/cacti
- Source
- cve@mitre.org
EPSS 2.9% since 27 October 2026; no change recorded yet. Points are recorded when the score first appears and whenever it moves by a percentage point or more.
References
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/100080
- https://cacti.net/release_notes.php?version=1.1.16Release Notes, Vendor Advisory
- https://github.com/Cacti/cacti/commit/bd0e586f6f46d814930226f1516a194e7e72293eIssue Tracking, Patch, Third Party Advisory
- https://github.com/Cacti/cacti/issues/877Issue Tracking, Patch, Third Party Advisory
- https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/201711-10
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/100080
- https://cacti.net/release_notes.php?version=1.1.16Release Notes, Vendor Advisory
- https://github.com/Cacti/cacti/commit/bd0e586f6f46d814930226f1516a194e7e72293eIssue Tracking, Patch, Third Party Advisory
- https://github.com/Cacti/cacti/issues/877Issue Tracking, Patch, Third Party Advisory
- https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/201711-10
Source: NVD record, EPSS from FIRST.org, KEV from CISA, exploits from Exploit-DB. Refreshed daily. Download this record as JSON.