CVE-2026-30805: Artica Pandora FMS authentication bypass in API

CVE-2026-30805 · Severity: critical · CVSS 9.1 · Published 2026-05-12

Pandora FMS, a monitoring platform used to oversee corporate IT infrastructure and networks, contains a security flaw in its API. This vulnerability allows an attacker to bypass authentication and gain unauthorized access to the system. An exploit could lead to the exposure of sensitive monitoring data or unauthorized changes to the IT management environment.

Quick answers

Is CVE-2026-30805 exploited in the wild?
No. Junglewise Threat Intelligence has no report of CVE-2026-30805 being exploited in the wild.
How severe is CVE-2026-30805?
Critical severity, with a CVSS score of 9.1, published 12 May 2026.
Which products and versions are affected?
Artica PFMS Pandora FMS 777 through 800.
Is there a fix for CVE-2026-30805?
No fixed version is recorded yet. Check the vendor's advisory in the references below. If you run it, Junglewise drafts a mitigation that fits your setup and applies it once you approve, with senior security engineers behind it.
How is CVE-2026-30805 attacked?
It is attacked over the network, in a network appliance.
Am I affected by CVE-2026-30805?
Check whether anything you run is named in the advisory. Junglewise does that check for you around the clock: connect your code, cloud and domains, and it matches new vulnerabilities like this one against what you actually run and tells you when one reaches you.

Technical details

An Insecure Default Initialization of Resource vulnerability (CWE-1188) exists in Pandora FMS versions 777 through 800. The flaw resides in the API component, where improper initialization allows an attacker to bypass authentication mechanisms. This is a network-based attack that does not require prior privileges or user interaction, though some environmental conditions may affect exploitability (reflected in the High Access Complexity/Technical Parameter in CVSS 4.0). Successful exploitation allows an attacker to perform unauthorized actions via the API, potentially leading to full compromise of the monitoring data and system configuration. Artica PFMS has addressed this in newer versions (e.g., 802).

Affected products

  • Artica PFMS Pandora FMS 777 through 800

Timeline

  • 2026-05-12: disclosed
  • 2026-05-12: advisory: Original advisory published by Artica PFMS

References

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