CVE-2026-111222
MEDIUM
CVSS 6.6
Published: 2026-10-15
Modified: 2026-10-15
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Description
Netgate pfSense CE through 2.9.0 contains a php.ini injection vulnerability that allows authenticated users with General Setup privileges to inject directives by submitting an unvalidated timezone value. Attackers can embed a quote and newline to add auto_prepend_file pointing at /var/db/zoneinfo, executing PHP as root after php.ini is regenerated at boot or php-fpm restart.
Quick Facts
| CVE ID | CVE-2026-111222 |
| CVSS Score | 6.6 |
| Vector | CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:H/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-timezone-phpini
- https://github.com/pfsense/pfsense/blob/9363ac5b8651a1c7a333…
- 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…