CVE-2026-111217
Received
Received - Intake
Authenticated OS Command Injection in Netgate pfSense CE
Vulnerability report for CVE-2026-111217, including description, CVSS score, EPSS score, affected products, exploitability, helpful resources, and attack-flow context.
Publication date: 2026-10-15
Last updated on: 2026-10-15
Assigner: VulnCheck
Description
Description
Netgate pfSense CE through 2.9.0 contains an OS command injection vulnerability that allows authenticated users with Virtual IP edit privileges to execute commands as root by storing an unvalidated CARP VHID. Attackers can supply a VHID containing shell metacharacters that executes via interface_ipalias_configure() ifconfig calls or get_carp_interface_status() when CARP status is rendered.
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Affected Vendors & Products
| Vendor | Product | Version / Range |
|---|---|---|
| Netgate | pfSense | CE 0 |
Helpful Resources
Exploitability
CWE
KEV
| CWE ID | Description |
|---|---|
| CWE-78 | The product constructs all or part of an OS command using externally-influenced input from an upstream component, but it does not neutralize or incorrectly neutralizes special elements that could modify the intended OS command when it is sent to a downstream component. |
