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Netgate pfSense CE 2.5.0 through 2.9.0 OS Command Injection via openvpn.learn-address.sh

Type: advisorySource: Official CVE List1 source record

Netgate pfSense CE 2.5.0 through 2.9.0 contains an OS command injection vulnerability in openvpn.learn-address.sh that allows authenticated VPN clients to execute commands as the unbound user. Attackers can embed shell metacharacters in the certificate common name or username, which is interpolated unquoted into su -c strings, when DNS Resolver client registration is enabled.

Announced Group revision 1
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CVE-2026-111225

Primary source · Revision 1

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Security context

Source reference: cve:CVE-2026-111225

pfSense CE

Source reference: /containers/cna/affected/0/product

Affected versions
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Fixed versions
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Prerequisites
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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": "2.5.0",
        "versionType": "semver",
        "lessThanOrEqual": "2.9.0"
      }
    ],
    "packageURL": "pkg:github/pfsense/pfsense",
    "collectionURL": "https://github.com",
    "defaultStatus": "unaffected"
  }
]
Related CVEs
CVE-2026-111225

Source reference: /cveMetadata/cveId

Publisher severity

medium

Source reference: /containers/cna/metrics

Event
#30148 · Revision 1
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