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.
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Mon, 19 Oct 2026 21:00:00 +0000
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| Description | 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. | |
| Title | Netgate pfSense CE 2.5.0 through 2.9.0 OS Command Injection via openvpn.learn-address.sh | |
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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: 2026-10-15T18:46:25.093Z
Updated: 2026-10-15T19:48:58.697Z
Reserved: 2026-10-15T18:21:21.906Z
Link: CVE-2026-111225
Updated: 2026-10-15T19:48:54.721Z
Status : Analyzed
Published: 2026-10-15T19:17:35.230
Modified: 2026-10-19T20:43:14.060
Link: CVE-2026-111225
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