Medium 5.0Published Oct 15, 2026

CVE-2026-111225Netgate pfSense CE 2.5.0 through 2.9.0 OS Command Injection via openvpn.learn-address.sh

Updated under an hour ago (Oct 28, 2026, 8:20 AM ET)

Does this affect you?

It affects Netgate pfSense CE and 1 other product. Add what you run to find out whether that includes you.

No exploitation reported and no EPSS estimate yet.

Do this next

Start free and add your stack

Free account, 1 product

Every CVE for Netgate pfSense CE

Exploited in the last 30 days

Netgate pfSense CE 2.5.0 through 2.9.0 contains an OS command injection vulnerability in openvpn.learn-address.sh that allows authenticated VPN clients to execute commands as the unbound user. Attackers can embed shell metacharacters in the certificate common name or username, which is interpolated unquoted into su -c strings, when DNS Resolver client registration is enabled.

CVSS: 5.0 MEDIUM (v3.1, CNA)CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:H/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:L/A:L
Weakness (CWE): CWE-78
Known exploited: Not in CISA's KEV catalog
EPSS (exploitation in the next 30 days): Not loaded for this CVE
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)	from 2.5.0 through 2.9.0	CNA record
pfsense pfsense pfsense:pfsense	from 2.5.0 through 2.9.0	NVD

References

References

https://github.com/abraxas/pfsense-ovpn-learn-cn	exploit, technical-description, third-party-advisory
https://abraxaslabs.tech/research/pfsense-ce-leftovers	technical-description, issue-tracking
https://github.com/pfsense/pfsense/blob/9363ac5b8651a1c7a333180425ce7719070f95f9/src/usr/local/sbin/openvpn.learn-address.sh#L57-L62	technical-description, product
https://www.vulncheck.com/advisories/netgate-pfsense-ce-2.5.0-through-2.9.0-os-command-injection-via-openvpn-learn-address-sh	third-party-advisory

The CVE record on cve.org NVD's entry

The CVE record is authoritative. Products marked “from the name” were identified from the CNA's free-text names, not a CPE, and are matched less certainly. This product uses the NVD API but is not endorsed or certified by the NVD.