Netgate pfSense CE 2.7.0 through 2.9.0 contains an OS command injection vulnerability that allows authenticated users with Traffic Shaper Limiters…
Netgate pfSense CE 2.7.0 through 2.9.0 contains an OS command injection vulnerability that allows authenticated users with Traffic Shaper Limiters privileges to execute root commands by tampering with the limiter number field. Attackers can submit a malicious hidden 'number' value when editing a limiter, then delete it so delete_queue() passes the unquoted value to dnctl via /bin/sh as root.
Read at NIST National Vulnerability Database (CVE API 2.0)
- Product
- pfSense / OPNsense
- CVSS
- 7.2
- EPSS
- 0.086 (p95)
- 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-2026-111218 on this site · NVD · CVE.org · Vulnpedia
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