Is CVE-2006-6799 in the CISA KEV catalog?

No. CVE-2006-6799 is not currently on the CISA Known Exploited Vulnerabilities list.

What is the CVSS severity of CVE-2006-6799?

CVE-2006-6799 has a CVSS v2 base score of 7.5 (HIGH).

What is the EPSS score for CVE-2006-6799?

CVE-2006-6799 has an EPSS score of 2.44% (82th percentile), estimating the probability of exploitation in the next 30 days.

How do I fix CVE-2006-6799?

Upgrade cacti on debian 11 to 0.8.6i-3 or later.

CVE & CISA-KEV Catalog

CVE-2006-6799

HIGHEPSS 82th pctl

7.5

CVSS v2

NVD

Description

SQL injection vulnerability in Cacti 0.8.6i and earlier, when register_argc_argv is enabled, allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary SQL commands via the (1) second or (2) third arguments to cmd.php. NOTE: this issue can be leveraged to execute arbitrary commands since the SQL query results are later used in the polling_items array and popen function.

How to fix

Remediation Available

cactiDebian

Fixed in:0.8.6i-3CVE-2006-6799

Remediation is compiled from vendor and distribution security advisories. Always confirm against the linked source for your exact version and platform.

CVSS v2 Vector

No CVSS vector data available.

Exploit Intelligence

2.44%probability of exploitation in 30 days

82ndpercentile

Elevated risk: more likely to be exploited than 82% of all known CVEs.

References

Vendor Advisory1

secunia.com

Other references15

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This product uses NVD data but is not endorsed or certified by the NVD. EPSS scores courtesy of FIRST.org (https://www.first.org/epss). Source: CISA KEV Catalog. Data as of 2026-04-23.