Cacti Vulnerability Alert: Patch Now or Risk a Network Meltdown!
Cacti users, beware! A high-severity flaw, CVE-2025-22604, could let authenticated users execute arbitrary code. The CVSS score? A nail-biting 9.1 out of 10. Update to version 1.2.29 faster than your morning coffee brews to avoid a potential network disaster.
Hot Take:
Ah, Cacti – not just a prickly desert plant but also a network monitoring tool that seems to have sprouted some dangerous needles. If your idea of living on the edge involves waiting for your software to potentially self-destruct, then ignoring this update might just be your next adrenaline rush. Otherwise, patch up before your network turns into a hacker’s playground!
Key Points:
– Cacti’s CVE-2025-22604 flaw allows remote code execution by authenticated attackers.
– The vulnerability scores a whopping 9.1 on the CVSS scale.
– The flaw affects all Cacti versions up to 1.2.28 and is fixed in version 1.2.29.
– Another flaw, CVE-2025-24367, scored 7.2 and allows creation of arbitrary PHP scripts.
– Organizations using Cacti should prioritize patching to avoid potential exploitation.