pfSense CE 2.7.0 through 2.9.0 contains a command injection vulnerability in services_captiveportal_hasync.php that allows users with only the…
pfSense CE 2.7.0 through 2.9.0 contains a command injection vulnerability in services_captiveportal_hasync.php that allows users with only the Captive Portal HA privilege to execute commands as root. Attackers can set backwardsyncip to a malicious XMLRPC server returning connected_users with shell metacharacters in ip or mac fields, which captiveportal_load_pfctl passes unescaped to a pfctl shell command.
Read at NIST National Vulnerability Database (CVE API 2.0)
- Product
- pfSense / OPNsense
- CVSS
- 7.2
- EPSS
- 0.064 (p94)
- Exposure class
- Edge / VPN / firewall
Why it ranks 22 (Routine)
- CVSS 7.2 high
- 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-2026-111229 on this site · NVD · CVE.org · Vulnpedia
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