CVE-2026-111224
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.
Published:Oct 15, 2026
Last Modified:Oct 17, 2026
EPS:Oct 15, 2026
EPSS Score:0.05366
CVSS Score:7.5
Affected Products
Vendor
Product
Action
Vendor
Netgate
Product
Pfsense
Netgate
Pfsense
Vendor
Netgate
Product
Pfsense Ce
Netgate
Pfsense Ce
Exploits
No exploit reference
Common Weakness Enumeration
Common Attack Pattern Enumeration and Classification (CAPEC)
Related CVEs
References
Common Vulnerability Scoring System
Attack Vector
Network
Adjacent
Local
Physical
Privileges Required
None
Low
High
User Interaction
None
Required
Scope
Unchanged
Changed
Confidentiality
None
Low
High
Integrity
None
Low
High
Availability
None
Low
High
