High 7.2Published Oct 15, 2026

CVE-2026-111215Netgate pfSense CE through 2.9.0 OS Command Injection via Wireless Parent Interface

Updated under an hour ago (Oct 28, 2026, 6:30 AM ET)

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EPSS puts the chance of exploitation in the next 30 days at 6.25%, higher than 94% of scored CVEs.

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Exploited in the last 30 days

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.

CVSS: 7.2 HIGH (v3.1, CNA)CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:H/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
Weakness (CWE): CWE-78
Known exploited: Not in CISA's KEV catalog
EPSS (exploitation in the next 30 days): 6.25% (percentile 94)
Assigned by: VulnCheck
NVD analysis: Analyzed
Record last updated: Oct 15, 2026
First seen by InfoSec Signals: Oct 15, 2026

Affected products

Affected products

Netgate pfSense CE netgate:pfsense_ce (from the name)	through 2.9.0	CNA record
pfsense pfsense pfsense:pfsense	through 2.9.0	NVD

References

References

https://github.com/abraxas/pfsense-wireless-clone	exploit, technical-description, issue-tracking
https://abraxaslabs.tech/research/pfsense-ce-leftovers	technical-description, issue-tracking
https://github.com/abraxas/pfsense-assign-if-add	exploit, technical-description, issue-tracking
https://github.com/pfsense/pfsense/blob/9363ac5b8651a1c7a333180425ce7719070f95f9/src/etc/inc/interfaces.inc#L3370	technical-description, product
https://github.com/pfsense/pfsense/blob/9363ac5b8651a1c7a333180425ce7719070f95f9/src/usr/local/www/interfaces_wireless_edit.php#L77	technical-description, product
https://github.com/pfsense/pfsense/blob/9363ac5b8651a1c7a333180425ce7719070f95f9/src/usr/local/www/interfaces_assign.php#L187	technical-description, product
https://www.vulncheck.com/advisories/netgate-pfsense-ce-through-2.9.0-os-command-injection-via-wireless-parent-interface	third-party-advisory

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