CVE-2022-43979

Remote code execution via absolute-path file inclusion

Published Jan 27, 2023 · Updated Mar 27, 2025

Path traversal in Pandora FMS v764 allows remote authenticated users to execute PHP code through local file inclusion. An input-validation function rejects malicious characters but fails to reject absolute paths, so a supplied path can include any PHP file resident on the server. Exploitation requires high privileges, adjacent-network access, and user interaction; code runs in the web-console server context.

CVSS severity9.8
Critical
EPSS probability0.82%
Next 30 days · Sep 16, 2026
Known exploitationUnconfirmed
Based on sourced intelligence
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Summary

What happened

Path traversal in Pandora FMS v764 allows remote authenticated users to execute PHP code through local file inclusion. An input-validation function rejects malicious characters but fails to reject absolute paths, so a supplied path can include any PHP file resident on the server. Exploitation requires high privileges, adjacent-network access, and user interaction; code runs in the web-console server context.

The record

CVE
CVE-2022-43979
Published
Jan 27, 2023
Updated
Mar 27, 2025
Vendor
Pandora FMS
Product
Pandora FMS
Classifications
CWE-434, CWE-22, T1190
Attack vector
adjacent
Privileges
admin

Timeline

How it unfolded

  1. Jan 27, 2023CVE publishedPublication date reported by the CVE source.
  2. Mar 27, 2025Record updatedLatest update available in the CVE record.

Exploitability

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Is a vulnerable build present?

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  1. Affected versionversion=v764 <=v764

What conditions does exploitation require?

Attack vectoradjacent
Required privilegesadmin

What is affected?

Pandora FMS · Pandora FMSversion=v764 <=v764

Published CVSS scores

5.9INCIBECVSS:3.1/AV:A/AC:H/PR:H/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:L
9.8NVDCVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

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Attacks

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Sep 10, 2026Sep 16, 2026
Latest reporting daySep 16, 2026
Latest daily unique IPsUnavailable
Prior 30-day averageUnavailable
SourceShadowserver honeypots (KEV)
Vectoradjacent
Privilegesadmin
Known exploitationUnconfirmed
Public exploitUnconfirmed

Weakness, pattern, technique

CWE-434Unrestricted Upload of File with Dangerous Type
CWE-22Improper Limitation of a Pathname to a Restricted Directory ('Path Traversal')
T1190Exploit Public-Facing Application

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