CVE-2026-111215
HIGHCVSS 7.2Description
Netgate pfSense CE through 2.9.0 contains an OS command injection vulnerability that allows authenticated users to execute commands as root by supplying a crafted wireless parent interface name. Attackers with limited Wireless Edit or Interface Assignments privileges can submit values like ath0;<cmd> via interfaces_wireless_edit.php or interfaces_assign.php, which interface_wireless_clone() interpolates unescaped into an ifconfig shell command.
Timeline
Published:October 15th, 2026 7:17 PM
Last modified:October 15th, 2026 9:05 PM
CVSS Scoring
CVSS v3: 7.2 (HIGH)
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:H/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
Weaknesses (CWE)
References & Reports
Advisories, patches, and third-party reports
- https://abraxaslabs.tech/research/pfsense-ce-leftovers
- https://github.com/abraxas/pfsense-assign-if-add
- https://github.com/abraxas/pfsense-wireless-clone
- https://github.com/pfsense/pfsense/blob/9363ac5b8651a1c7a333180425ce7719070f95f9/src/etc/inc/interfaces.inc#L3370
- https://github.com/pfsense/pfsense/blob/9363ac5b8651a1c7a333180425ce7719070f95f9/src/usr/local/www/interfaces_assign.php#L187
- https://github.com/pfsense/pfsense/blob/9363ac5b8651a1c7a333180425ce7719070f95f9/src/usr/local/www/interfaces_wireless_edit.php#L77
- https://www.vulncheck.com/advisories/netgate-pfsense-ce-through-2.9.0-os-command-injection-via-wireless-parent-interface
Source: NIST NVD · Data may lag official sources by up to one minute