GHSA-28v9-q2x4-wjw8HighCVSS 6.6
Netgate pfSense CE through 2.9.0 contains a configuration injection vulnerability that allows...
🔗 CVE IDs covered (1)
📋 Description
Netgate pfSense CE through 2.9.0 contains a configuration injection vulnerability that allows authenticated WebGUI users to inject mpd5 commands by submitting an unescaped RADIUS shared secret. Attackers with L2TP or PPPoE Server edit privileges can POST a secret containing a quote and newline to vpn_l2tp.php or services_pppoe_edit.php, appending an up-script that executes as root when a session starts.
🔗 References (8)
- https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2026-111221
- https://abraxaslabs.tech/research/pfsense-ce-leftovers
- https://github.com/abraxas/pfsense-l2tp-radius-mpd
- https://github.com/pfsense/pfsense/blob/9363ac5b8651a1c7a333180425ce7719070f95f9/src/etc/inc/vpn.inc#L202-L215
- https://github.com/pfsense/pfsense/blob/9363ac5b8651a1c7a333180425ce7719070f95f9/src/etc/inc/vpn.inc#L428-L441
- https://github.com/pfsense/pfsense/blob/9363ac5b8651a1c7a333180425ce7719070f95f9/src/usr/local/www/vpn_l2tp.php#L137-L143
- https://www.vulncheck.com/advisories/netgate-pfsense-ce-through-2.9.0-command-injection-via-radius-secret-mpd-conf-injection
- https://github.com/advisories/GHSA-28v9-q2x4-wjw8