CVE-2026-111215: high-severity vulnerability in Netgate pfSense CE
Netgate pfSense CE through 2.9.0 OS Command Injection via Wireless Parent Interface
Published
41Vexday Risk Score
No sign of exploitation. It has a public proof of concept.
ssvc Attendcvss 8.6epss 7.1%
exploitation probability
7.1%top 6% of all CVEs
observed exploitation
nono source reports it
2 public exploit(s)
Netgate pfSense CE through 2.9.0 contains an OS command injection vulnerability that allows authenticated users to execute commands as root by supplying a crafted wireless parent interface name. Attackers with limited Wireless Edit or Interface Assignments privileges can submit values like ath0;<cmd> via interfaces_wireless_edit.php or interfaces_assign.php, which interface_wireless_clone() interpolates unescaped into an ifconfig shell command.
CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:H/UI:N/VC:H/VI:H/VA:H/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N
Affected products
Netgate · pfSense CEpublic PoCs found — 2
cve_referencegithub.com/abraxas/pfsense-assign-if-addunverifiedcve_referencegithub.com/abraxas/pfsense-wireless-cloneunverified⚠ Public resources, to assess the exposure of systems you control or are authorized to test. Test only with authorization.
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References
https://abraxaslabs.tech/research/pfsense-ce-leftovershttps://github.com/abraxas/pfsense-assign-if-addhttps://github.com/abraxas/pfsense-wireless-clonehttps://github.com/pfsense/pfsense/blob/9363ac5b8651a1c7a333180425ce7719070f95f9/src/etc/inc/interfaces.inc#L3370https://github.com/pfsense/pfsense/blob/9363ac5b8651a1c7a333180425ce7719070f95f9/src/usr/local/www/interfaces_assign.php#L187https://github.com/pfsense/pfsense/blob/9363ac5b8651a1c7a333180425ce7719070f95f9/src/usr/local/www/interfaces_wireless_edit.php#L77https://www.vulncheck.com/advisories/netgate-pfsense-ce-through-2.9.0-os-command-injection-via-wireless-parent-interface