CVE-2025-69690

CRITICALNVD 9.19.1—
EchelonGraph scoreMEDIUM confidence

Score 9.1 from GitHub Security Advisory (severity: CRITICAL) published 2026-05-08. NVD baseline CVSS 9.1; sources differ by 0.0.

Triggered by: GitHub Security Advisory CVSS
Sources: epss, ghsa, nvd
Elevated
9.1
EchelonGraph verdictPlan a fixSerious severity, but no confirmed exploitation yet.
  • High severity, but no confirmed exploitation yet
CISA-KEV: Not listedEPSS: 1%CVSS: 9.1Exploit: NoneExposed: 0

No vendor fix yet — apply a workaround or compensating control (WAF / firewall / segmentation) and watch for a patch.

Netgate pfSense CE 2.7.2 allows code execution by using the module installer with a backup file with a serialized PHP object containing the post_reboot_commands property. NOTE: the Supplier disputes this because this installer is only available to admins and they are intentionally allowed to execute PHP code.

CVSS v3
9.1
EG Score
9.1(medium)
EG Risk
—
EPSS
46.6%
KEV
Not listed

Published

May 8, 2026

Last Modified

May 12, 2026

Advisory Details (1)

Auto-updated May 9, 2026
No patch confirmed yet.
generic

Full Disclosure: [Full Disclosure] CVE-2025-69690 & CVE-2025-69691 — Authenticated RCE in Netgate pfSense CE 2.7.2 and 2.8.0

https://seclists.org/fulldisclosure/2026/Feb/16

Weakness Classification(2)

MITRE Common Weakness Enumeration — the root-cause categories this CVE belongs to.

Data Freshness Timeline

(refreshed 11× in last 7d / 48× in last 30d)

Each row is a source pipeline that fetched or updated this CVE on that date, with what changed. For example, "NVD update" means NVD published or revised its analysis for this CVE; "MITRE cvelistV5" means we ingested or refreshed it from the CNA feed. Most recent first.

Showing the most recent 100 of 197 total refreshes for this CVE.

  1. 2026-07-22 14:08 UTCEPSS rescore
  2. 2026-07-21 15:24 UTCEPSS rescore
  3. 2026-07-20 17:08 UTCEPSS rescore
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  1. 2026-07-05 02:30 UTCEPSS rescore
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  12. 2026-06-28 09:08 UTCGHSA enrichment
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  14. 2026-06-28 04:56 UTCEPSS rescore
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  16. 2026-06-27 14:11 UTCGHSA enrichment
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  18. 2026-06-26 21:57 UTCGHSA enrichment
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  35. 2026-06-17 06:09 UTCGHSA enrichment
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  39. 2026-06-15 06:48 UTCGHSA enrichment
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  42. 2026-06-14 23:11 UTCGHSA enrichment
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  50. 2026-06-13 00:31 UTCGHSA enrichment
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  53. 2026-06-12 20:42 UTCGHSA enrichment
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  60. 2026-06-11 14:00 UTCEPSS rescore
  61. 2026-06-11 12:45 UTCGHSA enrichment
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  70. 2026-06-10 10:10 UTCGHSA enrichment
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Frequently asked(5)

What is CVE-2025-69690?
CVE-2025-69690 is a critical vulnerability published on May 8, 2026. Netgate pfSense CE 2.7.2 allows code execution by using the module installer with a backup file with a serialized PHP object containing the postrebootcommands property. NOTE: the Supplier disputes this because this installer is only available to admins and they are intentionally allowed to execute…
When was CVE-2025-69690 disclosed?
CVE-2025-69690 was first published in the National Vulnerability Database on May 8, 2026, with the most recent update on May 12, 2026. EchelonGraph re-ingests CVE updates from NVD on a 2-hour cycle, so this page reflects the latest published state.
Is CVE-2025-69690 actively exploited?
CVE-2025-69690 is not currently on CISA's Known Exploited Vulnerabilities catalog. FIRST EPSS estimates a 46.6% percentile likelihood of exploitation in the next 30 days — higher percentiles indicate greater predicted risk.
What is the CVSS score of CVE-2025-69690?
CVE-2025-69690 has a CVSS v3 base score of 9.1 (NVD).
How do I remediate CVE-2025-69690?
Patch to the fixed version published by the affected vendor. Where vendor advisories exist for CVE-2025-69690, EchelonGraph cross-links them in the Vendor Advisories panel below — those typically contain the canonical remediation steps, fixed version numbers, and any vendor-specific mitigations.

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