CVE-2026-111226
Netgate pfSense CE 2.4.5 through 2.9.0 OS Command Injection via system_advanced_admin.php
CVSS Score
7.2
EPSS Score
0.0%
EPSS Percentile
0th
pfSense CE 2.4.5 through 2.9.0 contains an OS command injection vulnerability that allows authenticated WebGUI users with Advanced Admin Access privilege to execute commands as root via Login Protection settings. Attackers can submit sshguard threshold, block time, or detection time values containing newlines or $(...) that are written unvalidated to sshguard.conf and sourced as root on restart.
| CWE | CWE-78 |
| Vendor | netgate |
| Product | pfsense ce |
| Published | Oct 15, 2026 |
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CVSS v3 Breakdown
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:H/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H Attack Vector
Network
Attack Complexity
Low
Privileges Required
High
User Interaction
None
Scope
Unchanged
Confidentiality
High
Integrity
High
Availability
High
Affected Versions
Netgate / pfSense CE
2.4.5 ≤ 2.9.0
References
github.com: https://github.com/abraxas/pfsense-sshguard-crlf abraxaslabs.tech: https://abraxaslabs.tech/research/pfsense-ce-leftovers github.com: https://github.com/pfsense/pfsense/blob/9363ac5b8651a1c7a333180425ce7719070f95f9/src/usr/local/pfSense/include/www/system_advanced_admin.inc#L355-L381 github.com: https://github.com/pfsense/pfsense/blob/9363ac5b8651a1c7a333180425ce7719070f95f9/src/etc/inc/syslog.inc#L531-L563 vulncheck.com: https://www.vulncheck.com/advisories/netgate-pfsense-ce-2.4.5-through-2.9.0-os-command-injection-via-system-advanced-admin-php
Credits
Abraxas Labs