CVE-2026-111220
HIGH
CVSS 7.2
Published: 2026-10-15
Modified: 2026-10-15
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Description
pfSense CE through 2.9.0 contains a crontab injection vulnerability in interfaces_ppps_edit.php that allows authenticated users to execute commands as root by injecting newlines into the ptpid or reset hour/minute fields. Attackers holding the 'WebCfg - Interfaces: PPPs: Edit' privilege can submit crafted POST values that configure_cron() writes unescaped into /etc/crontab, running arbitrary root commands on schedule.
Quick Facts
| CVE ID | CVE-2026-111220 |
| CVSS Score | 7.2 |
| Vector | CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:H/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H |
| Published | 2026-10-15 |
| Exploited | No |
| CISA KEV | No |
| PoC | Not public |
References
- https://abraxaslabs.tech/research/pfsense-ce-leftovers
- https://github.com/abraxas/pfsense-pppoe-cron
- https://github.com/pfsense/pfsense/blob/9363ac5b8651a1c7a333…
- https://github.com/pfsense/pfsense/blob/9363ac5b8651a1c7a333…
- https://github.com/pfsense/pfsense/blob/9363ac5b8651a1c7a333…
- https://www.vulncheck.com/advisories/netgate-pfsense-ce-thro…