CVE-2026-111224
HIGH
CVSS 7.5
Published: 2026-10-15
Modified: 2026-10-16
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Description
pfSense CE through 2.9.0 contains an OS command injection vulnerability in the OpenVPN openvpn.connect_async.sh script that allows authenticated VPN users to execute commands as root via crafted usernames. Attackers authenticated through RADIUS or LDAP can use usernames containing single quotes and shell metacharacters to break out of the eval'd pfctl anchor name on connect or disconnect.
Quick Facts
| CVE ID | CVE-2026-111224 |
| CVSS Score | 7.5 |
| Vector | CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:H/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H |
| Published | 2026-10-15 |
| Exploited | No |
| CISA KEV | No |
| PoC | Not public |