CVE-2026-56127
pfSense Plus before 26.07 and CE before 2.9.0 allow authenticated users with the Firewall: Rules: Edit privilege to inject arbitrary JavaScript via the descr parameter in /firewall_rules_edit.php. The firewall rule description is stored in the pfSense XML configuration with only backslash-escaping applied and no HTML sanitization, then rendered without encoding in the firewall log table in /status_logs_filter.php. The payload executes in the browser of any user with the Status: Logs: Firewall privilege who views the affected log entries.
Published:Sep 3, 2026
Last Modified:Sep 3, 2026
EPS:Sep 3, 2026
EPSS Score:
CVSS Score:5.4
Affected Products
Vendor
Product
Action
Vendor
Netgate
Product
Pfsense Ce
Netgate
Pfsense Ce
Vendor
Netgate
Product
Pfsense Plus
Netgate
Pfsense Plus
Exploits
No exploit reference
Common Weakness Enumeration
Common Attack Pattern Enumeration and Classification (CAPEC)
Related CVEs
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
