OS Command Injection in Netgate pfSense CE (CVE-2026-111225)
Summary
OS command injection in Netgate pfSense CE (CVE-2026-111225). Risk of unauthorized operations or information disclosure.
Original description
The description as published by the source.
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.
Source: GitHub Security Advisories (Global) NVD GitHub Advisory
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A vulnerability tracked as CVE-2026-111225 has been found in Netgate pfSense CE.
Risk of unauthorized operations or information disclosure. CVSS score: 5.0/10.
What to do: apply the vendor's official patched release.
If unsure, ask your IT team or search "Netgate pfSense CE CVE-2026-111225" on the vendor's site.
CVE-2026-111225 (Netgate pfSense CE) — CWE-78 / CVSS v3 5.0
Attack vector: remote (network-reachable) / no user interaction
Plan: 1) Audit SBOM/dependencies, 2) Stage→prod upgrade, 3) Add WAF/proxy monitoring on affected endpoints, 4) Hunt IOCs in logs.
Refs: see the GHSA / vendor advisory / patched release linked on this page.
OS command injection (CWE-78) exists in Netgate pfSense CE.
Check the vendor advisory for the affected versions of Netgate pfSense CE.
Severity: Medium (CVSS 5.0/10). Risk of unauthorized operations or information disclosure.
Update to the patched release per vendor advisory.
Until the patch is applied: disable the affected feature, apply WAF rules, or restrict access via network ACLs.
Search webserver/proxy logs for unusual request patterns matching this CVE's known IOCs. Audit SBOM/dependencies to find affected services.
Response actions
Concrete steps and command examples for SOC/SRE teams to execute in order
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1Identify exposure identify
Audit SBOM/dependencies for affected components.資産台帳・SBOM・依存マニフェストで Netgate pfSense CE を使っているサービスとバージョンを洗い出す。
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2Post-deployment verification verify
Confirm patched version is live in productionパッチ適用後、ステージングで PoC または同等の悪用パターンを再現して脆弱性が閉じたことを確認。本番ではアクセスログ・WAF でアラート再発が無いか継続監視。