In Netgate pfSense Plus before 26.07 and pfSense CE before 2.9.0, a Local File Inclusion (LFI) vulnerability in the Dashboard (index.php) widget sequence data handling allows an authenticated attacker to execute arbitrary PHP code. To exploit this, an attacker with privileges to modify Dashboard settings and write arbitrary files to the pfSense firewall system (e.g., /tmp/test.widget.php) can submit a crafted widget sequence value containing a path traversal payload (e.g., ../../../../../../../../../../../tmp/test). The Dashboard will subsequently read and execute the arbitrary PHP file as if it were a standard widget.
History

Sat, 26 Sep 2026 23:30:00 +0000

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Metrics ssvc

{'options': {'Automatable': 'no', 'Exploitation': 'none', 'Technical Impact': 'total'}, 'version': '2.0.3'}


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Title Local File Inclusion in pfSense Dashboard Allows Arbitrary PHP Execution

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Title Local File Inclusion in pfSense Dashboard Allows Arbitrary PHP Execution

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First Time appeared Netgate
Netgate pfsense Ce
Netgate pfsense Plus
Vendors & Products Netgate
Netgate pfsense Ce
Netgate pfsense Plus

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Description In Netgate pfSense Plus before 26.07 and pfSense CE before 2.9.0, a Local File Inclusion (LFI) vulnerability in the Dashboard (index.php) widget sequence data handling allows an authenticated attacker to execute arbitrary PHP code. To exploit this, an attacker with privileges to modify Dashboard settings and write arbitrary files to the pfSense firewall system (e.g., /tmp/test.widget.php) can submit a crafted widget sequence value containing a path traversal payload (e.g., ../../../../../../../../../../../tmp/test). The Dashboard will subsequently read and execute the arbitrary PHP file as if it were a standard widget.
Weaknesses CWE-24
References
Metrics cvssV3_1

{'score': 8.5, 'vector': 'CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:H/PR:L/UI:N/S:C/C:H/I:H/A:H'}


cve-icon MITRE

Status: PUBLISHED

Assigner: mitre

Published: 2026-09-25T02:43:13.541Z

Updated: 2026-09-26T22:51:19.403Z

Reserved: 2026-09-25T02:43:12.840Z

Link: CVE-2026-97730

cve-icon Vulnrichment

Updated: 2026-09-26T22:48:36.695Z

cve-icon NVD

Status : Awaiting Analysis

Published: 2026-09-25T03:16:59.533

Modified: 2026-09-30T17:23:08.953

Link: CVE-2026-97730

cve-icon Redhat

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