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AV AC AT PR UI VC VI VA CVSS EPSS %ile KEV N H P L N H H H 7.7 .0537 92.6 —
AFFECTED Product Versions Fixed pfSense CE unspecified —
TIMELINE Oct 15 Reserved by VulnCheck Oct 15 Published (CNA: VulnCheck) Oct 16 EXPLOIT PUBLISHED — CVE-2026-111224 (Netgate pfSense CE). Public exploit reference added.
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.
| Date | Event | Detail |
|---|---|---|
| October 15, 2026 | Reserved | Reserved by VulnCheck |
| October 15, 2026 | Published | Published (CNA: VulnCheck) |
| October 16, 2026 | EXPLOIT PUBLISHED | EXPLOIT PUBLISHED — CVE-2026-111224 (Netgate pfSense CE). Public exploit reference added. |
| Vendor | Product / Package | Ecosystem | Version introduced | Fixed |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Netgate | pfSense CE | — | — | — |
Authoritative record: CVE-2026-111224 at cve.org
Vendors: netgate
Weaknesses: CWE-78
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