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.
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Mon, 19 Oct 2026 21:00:00 +0000
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| CPEs | cpe:2.3:a:pfsense:pfsense:*:*:*:*:community:*:*:* | |
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| Description | 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. | |
| Title | Netgate pfSense CE through 2.9.0 OS Command Injection via Wireless Parent Interface | |
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Netgate
Netgate pfsense |
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| Weaknesses | CWE-78 | |
| CPEs | cpe:2.3:a:netgate:pfsense:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | |
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Netgate
Netgate pfsense |
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Status: PUBLISHED
Assigner: VulnCheck
Published: 2026-10-15T18:46:17.986Z
Updated: 2026-10-15T19:43:31.022Z
Reserved: 2026-10-15T18:21:17.747Z
Link: CVE-2026-111215
Updated: 2026-10-15T19:43:28.356Z
Status : Analyzed
Published: 2026-10-15T19:17:33.757
Modified: 2026-10-19T20:43:50.450
Link: CVE-2026-111215
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