Netgate pfSense CE from 2.7.1 through 2.9.0 contains a CRLF injection vulnerability in services_unbound_advanced.php that allows authenticated users…
Netgate pfSense CE from 2.7.1 through 2.9.0 contains a CRLF injection vulnerability in services_unbound_advanced.php that allows authenticated users with DNS Resolver: Advanced privilege to inject Unbound directives. Attackers can embed CR/LF characters in the unvalidated sock_queue_timeout parameter, which is written raw into unbound.conf, to override local records and forwarding for all clients.
Read at NIST National Vulnerability Database (CVE API 2.0)
- Product
- dnsmasq / Unbound / PowerDNS, pfSense / OPNsense
- CVSS
- 5.5
- Exposure class
- Edge / VPN / firewall
Why it ranks 15 (Routine)
- CVSS 5.5 medium
- Exposed product class: edge / VPN / firewall
- Recency: items published within 24 hours gain 15, within 72 hours 6, within 7 days 2.
Links
- NIST National Vulnerability Database (CVE API 2.0) (nvd.nist.gov)
- CVE-2026-111228 on this site · NVD · CVE.org · Vulnpedia
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