High 8.8Published Nov 6, 2025

CVE-2025-12490Netgate pfSense CE Suricata Path Traversal Remote Code Execution Vulnerability

Updated under an hour ago (Oct 27, 2026, 4:10 AM ET)

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Exploited in the last 30 days

Netgate pfSense CE Suricata Path Traversal Remote Code Execution Vulnerability. This vulnerability allows remote attackers to create arbitrary files on affected installations of Netgate pfSense. Authentication is required to exploit this vulnerability. The specific flaw exists within the Suricata package. The issue results from the lack of proper validation of a user-supplied path prior to using it in file operations. An attacker can leverage this vulnerability to create files in the context of root. Was ZDI-CAN-28085.

CVSS: 8.8 HIGH (v3.0, CNA)CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
Weakness (CWE): CWE-22
Known exploited: Not in CISA's KEV catalog
EPSS (exploitation in the next 30 days): Not loaded for this CVE
Assigned by: zdi
NVD analysis: Deferred
Record last updated: Nov 6, 2025
First seen by InfoSec Signals: Oct 9, 2026

Affected products

Affected products

Netgate pfSense netgate:pfsense (from the name)	pfSense 2.8.1, Suricata package 7.0.8_3	CNA record

References

References

https://www.zerodayinitiative.com/advisories/ZDI-25-979/	x-research-advisory
https://github.com/pfsense/FreeBSD-ports/commit/36b2303dfca35a1183d76f26bcc6ce26d4ea682d	vendor-advisory

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