Netgate pfSense CE through 2.9.0 OS Command Injection via openvpn.connect_async.sh
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.
CVE-2026-111224
Primary source · Revision 1
Imported from structured advisory data. Source references identify upstream records or fields; verify affected versions and your deployed configuration.
Security context
Source reference: cve:CVE-2026-111224
pfSense CE
Source reference: /containers/cna/affected/0/product
- Affected versions
- Not stated in this record
- Fixed versions
- Not stated in this record
- Prerequisites
- Not stated in this record
Structured affected-version data
Original package identities and version rules from this source.
[
{
"repo": "https://github.com/pfsense/pfsense",
"vendor": "Netgate",
"product": "pfSense CE",
"versions": [
{
"status": "affected",
"version": "0",
"versionType": "semver",
"lessThanOrEqual": "2.9.0"
}
],
"packageURL": "pkg:github/pfsense/pfsense",
"collectionURL": "https://github.com",
"defaultStatus": "unaffected"
}
]- Related CVEs
- CVE-2026-111224
Source reference:
/cveMetadata/cveId
Publisher severity
high
Source reference: /containers/cna/metrics
- Event
- #32803 · Revision 1
- Added to Heist Feed
- Publisher date