CVE-2026-111220highCWE-93

CVE-2026-111220: high-severity vulnerability in Netgate pfSense CE

Netgate pfSense CE through 2.9.0 Crontab Injection via PPP Periodic Reset ptpid

Published

41Vexday Risk Score

No sign of exploitation. It has a public proof of concept.

ssvc Attendcvss 8.6epss 0.7%
exploitation probability
0.7%top 46% of all CVEs
observed exploitation
nono source reports it
1 public exploit(s)
pfSense CE through 2.9.0 contains a crontab injection vulnerability in interfaces_ppps_edit.php that allows authenticated users to execute commands as root by injecting newlines into the ptpid or reset hour/minute fields. Attackers holding the 'WebCfg - Interfaces: PPPs: Edit' privilege can submit crafted POST values that configure_cron() writes unescaped into /etc/crontab, running arbitrary root commands on schedule.
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 CE
public PoCs found — 1
cve_referencegithub.com/abraxas/pfsense-pppoe-cronunverified
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References
https://abraxaslabs.tech/research/pfsense-ce-leftovershttps://github.com/abraxas/pfsense-pppoe-cronhttps://github.com/pfsense/pfsense/blob/9363ac5b8651a1c7a333180425ce7719070f95f9/src/etc/inc/interfaces.inc#L2174-L2214https://github.com/pfsense/pfsense/blob/9363ac5b8651a1c7a333180425ce7719070f95f9/src/etc/inc/services.inc#L5652-L5660https://github.com/pfsense/pfsense/blob/9363ac5b8651a1c7a333180425ce7719070f95f9/src/usr/local/www/interfaces_ppps_edit.php#L271-L278https://www.vulncheck.com/advisories/netgate-pfsense-ce-through-2.9.0-crontab-injection-via-ppp-periodic-reset-ptpid